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 73rd 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $94.96 | 1.88% | 4.13% | 3.59% | 19.61% | 59.06% | 47.09% | 124.86% | 163.41% | 327.94% | $95.93 | $51.76 | 1.01% | 83.48% | 0.97 | 235,000 | 152.69% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $195.78 | -1.55% | -0.55% | 1.89% | 11.50% | 10.99% | -0.01% | 158.52% | 200.28% | 221.11% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 14.10% | 36.27% | 1.01 | 164,000 | 5.81% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $57.20 | 1.02% | 4.09% | -7.46% | 28.42% | 16.38% | 9.49% | 46.33% | 40.54% | 143.20% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 17.99% | 39.26% | 0.78 | 393,000 | -11.69% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $237.49 | -1.23% | -0.54% | -3.86% | 0.39% | 30.26% | 43.85% | 160.69% | 178.42% | 447.84% | $267.45 | $146.82 | 11.20% | 61.76% | 1.03 | 435,000 | -31.82% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $12.37 | 1.56% | 6.82% | 10.74% | 36.31% | 122.68% | 52.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $14.60 | $5.36 | 15.27% | 130.78% | 0.45 | 25,300 | 58.13% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $82.71 | -0.86% | 2.09% | 4.60% | 7.61% | 10.84% | -6.74% | 29.05% | 111.48% | 103.37% | $91.30 | $57.70 | 9.41% | 43.34% | 1.09 | 2,066,000 | 10.60% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $497.76 | -2.98% | 0.46% | 0.84% | 5.58% | 51.35% | 57.79% | 240.77% | 402.94% | 646.60% | $525.84 | $266.88 | 5.34% | 86.51% | 0.92 | 400,000 | 10.50% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $479.93 | -5.52% | -4.84% | 1.39% | 5.73% | 29.97% | 149.69% | 142.04% | 284.00% | 528.26% | $510.58 | $188.53 | 6.00% | 154.56% | 0.45 | 257,000 | 200.58% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $39.28 | 1.24% | 7.47% | -2.14% | 51.89% | 50.56% | 133.39% | 520.54% | 877.11% | 461.14% | $41.00 | $16.25 | 4.20% | 141.72% | 0.56 | 254,000 | 42.70% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $325.28 | -0.34% | 0.69% | 3.73% | 15.63% | 22.66% | 7.05% | 42.03% | 124.97% | 129.78% | $330.18 | $239.20 | 1.48% | 35.99% | 0.58 | 1,344,000 | -0.52% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $185.39 | -1.10% | 0.87% | 7.13% | 7.71% | 43.41% | 95.99% | 441.76% | 902.65% | 521.07% | $193.26 | $95.46 | 4.07% | 94.22% | 1.17 | 2,228,000 | 19.78% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $316.95 | -1.82% | 0.13% | 2.85% | 3.20% | 21.79% | 21.06% | 105.38% | 182.44% | 1,141.82% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 6.48% | 46.28% | 0.89 | 308,000 | -24.14% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $5.35 | -3.08% | -3.95% | -5.31% | -13.85% | 4.09% | -12.30% | -19.91% | 51.56% | N/A | $8.53 | $3.57 | 37.28% | 49.86% | 0.61 | 64,500 | 34.38% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $272.46 | -0.27% | 0.19% | 1.82% | 16.40% | 31.54% | 2.66% | 16.13% | 80.93% | 136.35% | $293.14 | $158.88 | 7.05% | 71.49% | 0.57 | 354,000 | -41.87% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $577.08 | -0.39% | -0.48% | -1.32% | 14.51% | 17.65% | 10.82% | 18.24% | 67.83% | 238.03% | $600.99 | $426.24 | 3.98% | 35.39% | 0.25 | 790,000 | -28.51% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $32.85 | -0.39% | 4.29% | 10.76% | -3.92% | 1.30% | -9.83% | 25.24% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 18.45% | 21.33% | 0.82 | 323,000 | -51.93% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $41.54 | -0.57% | 0.97% | -2.78% | -8.32% | 25.38% | 50.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $26.75 | 15.76% | 55.29% | 0.90 | 1,369,000 | 75.74% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $74.76 | -1.31% | 0.96% | -1.31% | 10.46% | 10.01% | 9.99% | 88.36% | 274.92% | 212.80% | $86.43 | $46.51 | 13.50% | 60.74% | 1.13 | 412,000 | -2.83% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $281.86 | -0.85% | 2.26% | 3.66% | 12.36% | 32.34% | 22.70% | 22.51% | 52.00% | 277.58% | $286.81 | $193.09 | 1.73% | 45.97% | 0.46 | 733,000 | -45.01% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $78.72 | 0.29% | -0.78% | 12.22% | -2.86% | 17.35% | 2.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 21.02% | 26.75% | 1.35 | 673,000 | 34.87% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $73.82 | -1.03% | 2.96% | 10.51% | 41.09% | 58.96% | 100.33% | 61.53% | -0.12% | 362.82% | $75.50 | $32.32 | 2.23% | 128.40% | 0.84 | 857,000 | 3.88% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $40.08 | -0.17% | -8.70% | 14.38% | 16.17% | 60.90% | 101.81% | 381.73% | 369.32% | 20.49% | $46.61 | $14.13 | 14.01% | 183.65% | 1.29 | 634,000 | 34.32% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $75.74 | -0.80% | 15.35% | 10.18% | 75.20% | 137.50% | 237.67% | 526.99% | 251.79% | 1,617.46% | $77.03 | $22.38 | 1.67% | 238.43% | 1.18 | 4,247,000 | -20.21% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $8.30 | 4.80% | 5.20% | 8.21% | 12.47% | 24.25% | 16.57% | 60.23% | 38.80% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 16.08% | 44.10% | 0.37 | 33,400 | -50.88% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.52 | 0.77% | 2.08% | 3.58% | -8.87% | -4.74% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 19.95% | 29.14% | 1.09 | 2,311,000 | 76.41% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $10.90 | -2.94% | -1.98% | -23.29% | -13.42% | 58.20% | 61.96% | 21.11% | 52.66% | 305.20% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 45.50% | 105.66% | 0.67 | 308,000 | -7.23% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $168.38 | -4.68% | 1.35% | -1.50% | 19.32% | 68.38% | 72.22% | 216.09% | 188.22% | 548.36% | $189.25 | $84.21 | 11.03% | 99.95% | 0.77 | 1,798,000 | -3.70% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $10.23 | 4.92% | 14.05% | 49.56% | 100.59% | 145.32% | 382.55% | 53.14% | N/A | N/A | $10.40 | $2.02 | 1.63% | 406.44% | 1.71 | 12,834,000 | 62.62% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $19.03 | 0.00% | 0.11% | 7.09% | 38.30% | 41.38% | 39.21% | 69.46% | 63.91% | 12.40% | $20.72 | $11.97 | 8.16% | 59.05% | 0.71 | 111,000 | 3.74% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $158.31 | -0.17% | 2.14% | 1.81% | 6.62% | 19.89% | 33.34% | 86.36% | 152.05% | 69.66% | $161.26 | $112.27 | 1.83% | 41.01% | 0.66 | 3,999,000 | -16.90% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $56.71 | -0.72% | -4.51% | -1.99% | 11.02% | 3.83% | 61.43% | 446.34% | 980.19% | 110.58% | $62.09 | $32.26 | 8.66% | 75.79% | 1.29 | 876,000 | -10.52% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $39.22 | -0.25% | 8.07% | 15.73% | 5.26% | -1.95% | -5.31% | -24.77% | -35.56% | -37.23% | $42.76 | $31.64 | 8.28% | 23.96% | 0.48 | 287,000 | -29.31% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,275.96 | -0.45% | -0.88% | -8.21% | -10.48% | -6.11% | -7.23% | 115.52% | 145.84% | 448.82% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 21.42% | 7.80% | 1.04 | 259,000 | 2.37% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $166.30 | -3.53% | -0.43% | 0.96% | 23.69% | 43.51% | 89.91% | 317.42% | 456.75% | 831.91% | $173.00 | $80.61 | 3.87% | 106.30% | 1.18 | 236,000 | -7.45% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.42 | -0.70% | -5.96% | 4.41% | 3.65% | -0.70% | -6.58% | -58.72% | -40.59% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 33.49% | 49.00% | 1.24 | 512,000 | -28.79% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $20.51 | 0.79% | -1.11% | 5.72% | -34.60% | 6.10% | 30.47% | 237.89% | 22.08% | 540.94% | $34.78 | $13.10 | 41.03% | 56.56% | 1.03 | 266,000 | -18.65% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $26.89 | -0.44% | 2.13% | -3.27% | 0.64% | 9.67% | 52.70% | 52.96% | 76.21% | 150.37% | $30.13 | $17.59 | 10.75% | 52.91% | 1.21 | 514,000 | 23.56% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $114.43 | -1.72% | 4.32% | 10.70% | 24.87% | 28.94% | 51.78% | 71.97% | 35.36% | 32.29% | $117.46 | $69.80 | 2.58% | 63.94% | 0.62 | 41,500 | 1.97% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $214.63 | -0.18% | -5.67% | -7.65% | 7.18% | 32.61% | 37.24% | 48.14% | 28.11% | 56.15% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 11.56% | 66.53% | 1.20 | 6,020,000 | -4.91% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $751.81 | 0.15% | 0.57% | -5.03% | -3.31% | 35.51% | 96.52% | 537.34% | 807.65% | 3,009.22% | $885.92 | $383.03 | 15.14% | 96.28% | 1.15 | 504,000 | 3.92% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $272.07 | 2.33% | 10.13% | 10.09% | 44.16% | 116.38% | 55.50% | 198.75% | 322.40% | 1,220.73% | $295.90 | $102.25 | 8.05% | 166.08% | 1.05 | 1,112,000 | -17.57% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $64.11 | -1.16% | 3.04% | 23.81% | 33.90% | 88.45% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $66.29 | $25.03 | 3.29% | 156.18% | 1.24 | 1,492,000 | 18.04% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.53 | -6.37% | -0.28% | -1.12% | 6.65% | -13.05% | 229.91% | -13.90% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.93 | 35.70% | 279.57% | 0.99 | 2,666,000 | 66.00% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $19.11 | -3.63% | -1.60% | -20.61% | -35.79% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 51.09% | 48.14% | 4.90 | 1,079,000 | 144.67% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $7.54 | 4.72% | -11.08% | 85.71% | 172.20% | 135.63% | 139.37% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 17.69% | 412.93% | 1.18 | 582,000 | 151.95% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $473.12 | -0.25% | 1.99% | 7.37% | -1.30% | 1.18% | -16.56% | 13.59% | 19.49% | 127.90% | $618.95 | $410.11 | 23.56% | 15.36% | 0.28 | 1,017,000 | -12.10% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.97 | -0.20% | -0.30% | -3.39% | 3.00% | -8.70% | -18.74% | 129.72% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $9.28 | 31.34% | 7.44% | 0.24 | 70,000 | 7.69% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $62.06 | -0.94% | 0.24% | 0.80% | 12.67% | 8.34% | 2.24% | 6.63% | 57.27% | 30.57% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 12.65% | 37.07% | 1.14 | 808,000 | 20.06% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $38.56 | -0.13% | -4.98% | -4.98% | 3.94% | 14.69% | 16.67% | 53.38% | 85.74% | -25.10% | $42.33 | $27.00 | 8.91% | 42.81% | 1.31 | 925,000 | -15.83% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $9.42 | 0.37% | 0.32% | 16.01% | -10.20% | -4.37% | -28.47% | -15.67% | -39.69% | -48.80% | $14.20 | $7.73 | 33.66% | 21.86% | 0.80 | 1,057,000 | -10.50% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.25 | -0.91% | 3.83% | 8.33% | 9.80% | -6.34% | -53.37% | -96.93% | -99.05% | N/A | $8.19 | $2.18 | 60.32% | 49.08% | 1.98 | 4,442,000 | 124.12% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $16.98 | 0.59% | 8.08% | -4.55% | 4.24% | -32.78% | 37.60% | 200.00% | 75.78% | N/A | $29.76 | $11.70 | 42.94% | 45.10% | 1.79 | 1,190,000 | 17.13% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.19 | -1.65% | 2.59% | -7.75% | -9.16% | -37.70% | -82.70% | -99.89% | -99.98% | N/A | $14.84 | $1.03 | 91.98% | 15.53% | 1.89 | 382,000 | -2.55% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $5.14 | -1.91% | 5.11% | 17.35% | 126.43% | 76.63% | 107.26% | -74.92% | N/A | N/A | $7.31 | $1.63 | 29.64% | 215.34% | 1.01 | 1,225,000 | 3.55% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.06 | 1.92% | -13.11% | -9.40% | -30.72% | -44.79% | -59.07% | -99.53% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $0.93 | 86.14% | 13.86% | 1.65 | 2,935,000 | -25.24% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.50 | 5.63% | 18.11% | 2.74% | 36.36% | 84.05% | 157.29% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 52.53% | 185.71% | 0.43 | 597,000 | -10.23% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $43.36 | -1.12% | 1.38% | -10.82% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $41.57 | 41.25% | 4.31% | -0.89 | 503,000 | -17.27% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $8.66 | -1.25% | -1.03% | -9.32% | -21.34% | -36.56% | 2.00% | -10.26% | -39.48% | N/A | $17.91 | $8.10 | 51.64% | 6.91% | 0.90 | 78,600 | 60.41% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $28.73 | 0.31% | 1.23% | -13.41% | -41.98% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $26.11 | 61.15% | 10.03% | 1.57 | 714,000 | 8.02% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.35 | 4.69% | 13.18% | -14.32% | -41.84% | -55.44% | -89.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $63.63 | $2.81 | 94.74% | 19.22% | 1.02 | 92,000 | -24.59% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $9.28 | 1.42% | 11.81% | 2.20% | -9.29% | 17.32% | 71.85% | -5.79% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 62.81% | 51.26% | 0.60 | 7,037,000 | 47.84% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $48.08 | 1.77% | 4.14% | 6.92% | 81.98% | 151.73% | 570.57% | 846.46% | N/A | N/A | $55.17 | $7.00 | 12.85% | 586.86% | 1.81 | 20,731,000 | -51.34% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $8.21 | -4.42% | 1.99% | -10.95% | -24.64% | 18.81% | 375.94% | 12.95% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $1.66 | 33.58% | 393.98% | 1.06 | 1,887,000 | 1,086.79% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $4.75 | -2.26% | -2.26% | -5.94% | -15.78% | 17.00% | -41.03% | -92.38% | -95.25% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 70.29% | 72.10% | 1.05 | 1,507,000 | -62.84% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $5.55 | 0.54% | -16.54% | 10.56% | -65.31% | -47.54% | -45.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $4.89 | 74.07% | 13.50% | 0.13 | 780,000 | 89.32% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $3.29 | -2.08% | -2.66% | -56.96% | -60.75% | -68.49% | -76.42% | -99.86% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $3.15 | 93.95% | 4.44% | 0.73 | 525,000 | 7.80% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $7.87 | -12.56% | -4.37% | -12.94% | -52.87% | -28.32% | 25.72% | 184.12% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $6.28 | 70.48% | 25.32% | 1.80 | 21,766,000 | 410.22% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $3.66 | -2.40% | -0.54% | -19.03% | -32.22% | 16.19% | 26.64% | -67.41% | N/A | N/A | $7.70 | $2.61 | 52.46% | 40.23% | 0.72 | 1,754,000 | 123.72% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.72 | 0.58% | 3.61% | -1.71% | -2.27% | 227.62% | 115.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.52 | $0.24 | 31.75% | 616.67% | 0.55 | 650,000 | 56.25% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.00 | -1.21% | 9.09% | -8.63% | -9.27% | 8.30% | 187.54% | 200.00% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 35.34% | 219.04% | 1.90 | 42,315,000 | 35.47% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $2.54 | 0.79% | 0.79% | -9.93% | -17.53% | -28.05% | -18.06% | 167.37% | 0.79% | -73.87% | $5.85 | $2.35 | 56.58% | 8.04% | 0.72 | 23,700 | 52.90% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.10 | -2.82% | -3.73% | 1.31% | -13.17% | -21.72% | -48.84% | -55.70% | -71.30% | -96.69% | $6.41 | $2.80 | 51.64% | 10.87% | 0.51 | 42,300 | 148.82% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.41 | 6.22% | 2.50% | -36.92% | -75.88% | -82.92% | -94.75% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.37 | 95.89% | 10.81% | 1.27 | 30,171,000 | 33.59% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $5.51 | -7.39% | -2.30% | 74.92% | 69.54% | 185.49% | -50.27% | -43.78% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 59.78% | 214.86% | 0.02 | 12,200 | -50.81% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $7.35 | 1.24% | 5.00% | 5.15% | 101.92% | 159.72% | 65.54% | 126.85% | 84.21% | -42.35% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 6.73% | 215.45% | 0.40 | 36,300 | 689.13% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $4.83 | -0.82% | -2.86% | -4.83% | -17.58% | -24.53% | -41.67% | -64.94% | -89.34% | -98.67% | $8.52 | $4.71 | 43.30% | 2.55% | 0.40 | 800 | -46.67% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.22 | 1.74% | 1.14% | -13.28% | -16.54% | -21.00% | -39.51% | -77.88% | N/A | N/A | $4.40 | $1.86 | 49.55% | 19.35% | -0.01 | 41,600 | -7.56% |
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