Best Defense Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top defense stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best defense stocks to buy now. Learn More.
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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Defense is Zen Rated C and is the 74th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
Learn how the Zen Ratings work| Ticker | Company | Price | 1d % | 1w % | 1m % | 3m % | 6m % | 1y % | 3y % | 5y % | 10y % | 52-week High | 52-week Low | % off 52-week High | % off 52-week Low | Beta | Volume | Vol 1d % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $246.36 | 0.92% | 4.70% | 25.71% | 25.01% | 41.31% | 21.20% | 196.00% | 201.99% | 287.97% | $250.72 | $143.67 | 1.74% | 71.48% | 1.01 | 235,000 | 4.44% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $87.94 | 0.88% | 4.18% | 9.84% | 6.94% | 13.85% | 8.11% | 26.12% | 82.98% | 112.57% | $88.12 | $57.70 | 0.20% | 52.41% | 1.07 | 1,285,000 | -3.82% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $55.37 | 1.22% | 0.75% | 3.77% | 1.75% | 24.34% | -2.96% | 48.37% | 14.83% | 155.16% | $63.74 | $41.08 | 13.13% | 34.80% | 0.79 | 485,000 | 13.85% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $298.34 | 0.13% | -0.04% | 14.81% | 24.37% | 26.99% | 70.75% | 224.99% | 151.19% | 506.75% | $304.72 | $146.82 | 2.09% | 103.20% | 1.01 | 530,000 | -28.67% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $52.31 | -3.84% | -0.65% | 4.37% | 30.78% | 51.93% | 215.12% | 437.06% | 332.67% | 75.41% | $55.65 | $15.41 | 6.00% | 239.45% | 1.23 | 580,000 | -4.29% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $329.16 | 0.69% | 4.20% | 6.27% | 20.56% | 43.57% | 66.02% | 44.05% | 86.95% | 159.26% | $333.31 | $158.88 | 1.25% | 107.18% | 0.57 | 335,000 | -13.21% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $174.37 | -0.38% | -2.45% | -1.03% | 0.04% | 24.84% | 43.09% | 197.15% | 180.65% | 453.91% | $218.50 | $84.21 | 20.20% | 107.07% | 0.81 | 1,211,000 | -34.29% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $182.11 | 1.93% | 6.17% | 3.69% | 14.99% | 24.34% | 54.19% | 84.90% | 156.35% | 95.27% | $182.28 | $112.27 | 0.09% | 62.21% | 0.63 | 3,692,000 | -42.67% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $288.53 | 0.55% | 2.44% | 0.29% | 2.36% | 16.45% | 29.95% | 33.28% | 53.21% | 248.05% | $308.12 | $193.09 | 6.36% | 49.43% | 0.44 | 902,000 | -31.56% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $14.21 | -6.88% | 4.26% | 2.45% | 17.63% | 61.48% | 54.96% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 19.99% | 165.11% | 0.60 | 32,500 | -29.35% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $197.24 | -0.54% | 1.86% | -1.52% | 4.22% | 14.94% | 74.12% | 420.01% | 632.15% | 620.91% | $211.95 | $105.04 | 6.94% | 87.78% | 1.15 | 1,436,000 | -41.46% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $92.89 | -1.41% | 3.14% | 4.70% | 0.92% | 19.63% | 43.90% | 93.04% | 73.40% | 520.92% | $101.47 | $51.76 | 8.46% | 79.48% | 0.97 | 127,000 | -9.93% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $41.80 | -4.39% | -1.90% | -0.69% | 27.56% | 21.37% | 14.90% | 92.10% | N/A | N/A | $46.64 | $27.07 | 10.38% | 54.39% | 0.82 | 241,000 | -43.95% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $484.42 | 0.87% | 4.09% | 2.90% | 2.36% | 3.72% | -1.47% | 1.18% | 35.48% | 125.48% | $516.00 | $410.11 | 6.12% | 18.12% | 0.25 | 1,003,000 | -27.53% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $575.79 | 1.06% | 4.02% | 2.27% | 0.22% | 15.73% | 19.31% | 8.95% | 92.89% | 206.53% | $640.90 | $426.24 | 10.16% | 35.09% | 0.23 | 449,000 | -42.73% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $340.69 | 0.95% | 1.39% | -0.32% | 4.19% | 21.98% | 28.05% | 38.98% | 120.37% | 146.81% | $360.50 | $239.20 | 5.50% | 42.43% | 0.57 | 1,382,000 | 12.63% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $33.68 | -2.26% | -0.71% | -1.75% | -19.85% | -22.86% | -2.91% | 182.79% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 31.70% | 19.56% | 0.92 | 884,000 | 8.07% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $64.54 | 0.78% | 1.29% | 2.12% | 13.31% | 26.45% | 77.26% | 533.37% | 778.10% | 115.42% | $67.44 | $34.88 | 4.30% | 85.03% | 1.26 | 506,000 | -29.33% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $312.16 | 0.54% | -0.77% | 0.41% | -3.49% | 2.58% | 18.78% | 103.97% | 133.04% | 1,128.98% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 7.89% | 44.06% | 0.87 | 543,000 | 34.74% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $11.20 | 0.36% | 7.80% | 34.13% | 1.54% | -15.22% | 42.31% | 33.49% | 37.09% | 363.77% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 44.00% | 111.32% | 0.71 | 188,000 | -22.31% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.73 | -0.92% | -0.28% | 29.28% | 13.67% | 0.37% | -2.50% | 22.35% | -37.72% | -49.91% | $11.50 | $7.73 | 6.70% | 38.81% | 0.85 | 713,000 | 22.93% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $68.82 | -1.64% | 3.69% | 7.80% | -11.45% | -16.13% | -13.83% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 30.95% | 10.81% | 1.35 | 777,000 | 21.98% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $9.09 | 0.00% | 3.89% | 12.50% | 11.67% | 15.06% | 9.52% | 31.55% | 46.38% | N/A | $10.54 | $5.76 | 13.76% | 57.81% | 0.39 | 60,000 | 127.27% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $39.07 | -1.01% | -0.26% | 0.67% | 1.30% | 48.67% | 50.15% | 576.89% | 751.38% | 450.28% | $45.75 | $22.57 | 14.60% | 73.11% | 0.57 | 87,000 | -38.30% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $82.71 | -1.16% | 1.95% | 4.76% | 11.12% | 21.72% | 29.42% | 90.23% | 134.04% | 265.17% | $89.69 | $46.51 | 7.78% | 77.83% | 1.10 | 216,000 | -4.85% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $74.49 | 0.00% | 3.54% | 8.98% | 2.31% | 50.39% | 89.40% | 56.92% | -8.98% | 298.56% | $85.33 | $37.65 | 12.70% | 97.85% | 0.89 | 674,000 | 41.60% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.28 | 9.33% | 17.14% | 39.57% | 32.79% | 7.54% | -15.25% | -9.14% | -8.12% | -63.96% | $5.85 | $2.02 | 43.93% | 62.38% | 0.73 | 285,000 | 128.00% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.40 | -1.44% | 3.01% | 11.11% | 1.41% | -10.16% | 4.62% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.97 | $21.31 | 14.29% | 28.58% | 1.13 | 1,251,000 | -27.98% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $513.27 | -0.38% | 5.78% | 2.00% | 1.96% | 14.77% | 94.79% | 207.29% | 328.19% | 502.29% | $529.99 | $255.01 | 3.15% | 101.27% | 0.44 | 90,000 | -18.18% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $29.26 | -1.94% | 5.98% | 13.10% | 9.42% | 8.81% | 24.25% | 43.50% | 13.94% | 164.08% | $30.13 | $20.36 | 2.89% | 43.71% | 1.20 | 621,000 | -57.32% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $74.26 | -2.24% | -3.60% | 5.72% | 4.98% | 80.20% | 162.50% | 708.05% | 203.97% | 1,789.57% | $112.57 | $23.90 | 34.03% | 210.71% | 1.20 | 1,748,000 | -8.91% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $547.36 | 0.33% | -0.07% | 0.67% | 5.51% | 16.46% | 42.16% | 230.39% | 372.19% | 719.03% | $612.28 | $266.88 | 10.60% | 105.10% | 0.92 | 298,000 | -8.31% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $68.06 | -0.56% | 3.03% | 16.78% | 6.68% | 43.25% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $88.82 | $25.03 | 23.37% | 171.97% | 1.36 | 894,000 | -41.11% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.99 | 0.51% | 3.11% | 5.29% | 40.14% | 41.13% | 87.74% | 11.80% | -40.24% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 6.79% | 108.81% | 1.28 | 249,000 | -23.62% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $17.46 | -6.73% | -8.06% | 3.01% | -12.83% | -44.47% | -33.31% | 99.54% | 8.45% | 598.40% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 49.80% | 27.63% | 1.06 | 315,000 | 9.38% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $73.70 | 0.89% | -6.25% | 5.42% | 18.68% | 35.35% | 14.21% | 28.62% | 45.39% | 62.05% | $79.20 | $45.28 | 6.94% | 62.78% | 1.11 | 1,157,000 | -23.22% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,292.08 | -0.20% | -4.09% | -3.27% | 0.31% | -9.48% | 0.94% | 111.07% | 110.53% | 493.57% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 20.43% | 9.17% | 1.01 | 552,000 | 55.93% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $32.52 | -0.64% | -0.06% | 7.43% | -14.04% | -13.69% | -11.92% | -38.20% | -51.10% | -44.16% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 32.50% | 14.79% | 0.52 | 321,000 | 20.68% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $20.75 | 1.17% | 4.85% | 11.86% | 8.36% | 50.58% | 36.15% | 73.21% | 47.58% | 33.53% | $21.52 | $11.97 | 3.58% | 73.42% | 0.72 | 99,000 | -26.67% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $18.05 | -1.04% | 39.38% | 61.02% | 83.06% | 238.01% | 316.86% | 266.13% | N/A | N/A | $19.68 | $2.79 | 8.28% | 546.95% | 1.73 | 18,186,000 | -41.03% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $169.38 | -0.41% | 1.21% | 1.72% | 2.36% | 26.38% | 55.59% | 271.86% | 321.45% | 474.46% | $186.00 | $88.69 | 8.94% | 90.98% | 1.21 | 223,000 | -5.91% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.02 | -6.79% | -33.63% | -15.64% | -7.93% | -1.31% | -54.03% | -96.46% | -99.38% | N/A | $6.82 | $2.18 | 55.71% | 38.53% | 2.01 | 9,429,000 | 35.98% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $235.32 | -1.54% | -16.69% | -17.04% | -6.26% | 26.06% | 39.41% | 167.20% | 181.65% | 729.47% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 43.68% | 130.14% | 1.08 | 1,122,000 | -9.81% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $1.89 | -8.25% | 8.00% | 35.97% | -49.33% | -44.74% | -52.99% | -55.53% | N/A | N/A | $5.12 | $1.26 | 63.09% | 50.60% | 1.07 | 3,402,000 | -33.24% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.52 | -4.14% | -7.29% | -9.15% | -21.20% | -26.47% | -35.87% | 8.53% | 23.70% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 39.56% | 26.47% | 0.63 | 50,400 | 12.00% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $205.50 | 0.55% | -0.37% | 7.14% | -4.75% | 1.88% | 18.67% | 11.85% | -10.46% | 40.24% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 15.32% | 59.45% | 1.17 | 6,722,000 | -4.92% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $104.93 | 1.78% | 6.02% | 11.44% | -8.31% | 12.37% | 12.13% | 53.74% | 15.30% | 27.11% | $120.49 | $77.63 | 12.91% | 35.17% | 0.62 | 68,400 | -5.00% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $551.79 | -2.21% | -0.24% | 1.58% | -27.47% | -29.31% | -15.02% | 222.57% | 328.38% | 3,145.82% | $885.92 | $469.24 | 37.72% | 17.59% | 1.18 | 1,017,000 | 7.73% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $29.69 | -1.10% | -2.05% | 6.04% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $22.40 | 24.84% | 32.54% | 4.26 | 431,000 | -35.77% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $55.41 | -9.89% | 7.47% | 27.94% | 2.54% | 108.70% | 113.94% | 1,274.94% | 435.83% | N/A | $73.97 | $14.71 | 25.09% | 276.68% | 1.94 | 32,932,000 | -1.83% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $7.96 | -6.35% | -18.02% | -22.94% | -60.59% | -74.32% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.50 | 79.63% | 6.13% | 3.70 | 620,000 | -25.57% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $7.70 | -2.41% | 6.94% | 21.07% | -12.99% | -32.34% | -48.70% | -24.29% | -51.39% | N/A | $17.91 | $6.26 | 57.00% | 23.02% | 0.93 | 104,000 | -24.64% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.82 | -9.46% | -5.73% | -26.52% | -76.42% | -90.57% | -91.12% | -99.94% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $0.71 | 98.49% | 15.92% | 0.84 | 5,413,000 | -12.51% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.37 | -2.50% | -1.47% | 4.46% | -6.39% | -4.49% | -31.71% | 217.41% | -10.02% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 34.01% | 13.99% | 0.27 | 105,000 | 0.96% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.03 | 1.98% | 34.64% | 45.07% | 9.46% | -36.81% | -77.51% | -99.26% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $0.63 | 86.54% | 64.01% | 1.71 | 3,124,000 | -30.36% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $13.31 | -5.60% | -7.63% | -10.25% | -21.43% | -18.39% | -7.44% | 81.34% | -28.48% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.71 | 55.28% | 4.72% | 1.79 | 914,000 | 33.63% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $6.89 | -5.49% | 1.03% | 25.96% | -23.95% | -66.50% | -49.41% | 236.10% | -33.75% | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 74.16% | 41.48% | 1.83 | 13,237,000 | 5.96% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $3.50 | -20.00% | -25.53% | -26.00% | -52.77% | 21.95% | -16.07% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 61.79% | 138.10% | 1.25 | 339,000 | 117.31% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.29 | 2.38% | -3.01% | -2.27% | -11.64% | 4.88% | -11.34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 59.18% | 145.71% | 0.59 | 492,000 | 71.43% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $5.45 | -8.09% | -11.67% | 2.06% | -36.63% | -41.21% | -24.41% | 35.40% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 55.91% | 9.07% | 1.11 | 338,000 | 19.86% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.59 | -2.95% | -16.82% | 41.88% | 3.90% | -5.57% | -33.53% | -85.21% | -94.36% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 65.04% | 102.54% | 1.15 | 1,645,000 | -21.82% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $6.34 | -9.04% | -15.69% | -1.40% | 21.46% | 157.72% | 31.26% | -74.12% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 55.97% | 288.96% | 1.08 | 1,424,000 | 40.16% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $20.36 | -7.87% | 6.43% | 4.52% | -53.58% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 72.41% | 27.25% | 2.02 | 3,730,000 | -1.19% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $11.12 | -7.10% | -4.39% | 27.38% | 23.01% | 2.58% | -14.00% | 11.87% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 55.43% | 81.26% | 0.68 | 6,594,000 | -0.60% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $24.72 | -6.82% | 1.39% | 36.57% | -18.42% | -54.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 66.57% | 41.99% | 2.92 | 2,264,000 | 16.40% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $7.83 | -5.66% | -9.06% | 5.53% | -14.14% | -24.57% | -11.72% | 274.64% | -24.35% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 46.44% | 42.88% | 1.98 | 36,303,000 | -6.60% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $7.80 | -17.02% | -18.50% | -29.76% | -29.67% | -33.90% | -30.38% | -23.15% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 57.63% | 278.46% | 0.06 | 280,000 | 124.00% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.60 | -7.51% | -11.11% | -10.11% | -9.09% | -13.04% | 135.29% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 61.72% | 357.14% | 0.88 | 688,000 | 7.50% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.67 | 0.65% | -3.51% | 19.13% | 22.25% | -19.48% | 1.97% | -38.71% | -54.22% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.83 | 39.34% | 65.02% | 0.77 | 882,000 | 24.93% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $3.25 | -5.25% | -7.93% | -13.56% | -40.48% | -78.91% | -72.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $3.22 | 84.81% | 0.93% | 0.23 | 625,000 | 21.60% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.24 | -1.52% | -12.43% | 4.18% | 7.82% | -46.18% | -78.81% | -99.47% | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $2.81 | 89.71% | 15.30% | 1.12 | 27,700 | 177.00% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $0.46 | -44.88% | -38.76% | -29.53% | -61.42% | -63.54% | -94.09% | -99.92% | -100.00% | N/A | $11.70 | $0.44 | 96.04% | 4.51% | 2.05 | 13,659,000 | 104.69% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $6.89 | -1.71% | 3.61% | 7.15% | -5.49% | 88.77% | 78.96% | 152.38% | 61.36% | -35.97% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 12.56% | 195.71% | 0.42 | 18,100 | 852.63% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $3.48 | -17.14% | -5.18% | 4.35% | -30.40% | -36.73% | -52.59% | -65.58% | -93.83% | -98.69% | $8.15 | $2.47 | 57.30% | 41.18% | 0.54 | 254,000 | -87.55% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $2.88 | -3.03% | -3.84% | -1.03% | -9.72% | -13.77% | -33.64% | -39.50% | -76.00% | -96.22% | $4.70 | $2.77 | 38.72% | 3.97% | 0.57 | 19,000 | -18.10% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.25 | -5.34% | -11.43% | 4.20% | -44.89% | -87.84% | -96.17% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.20 | 97.52% | 24.00% | 1.38 | 21,712,000 | 14.35% |
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