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 61st 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $32.53 | 0.31% | -1.33% | 2.14% | 32.13% | 106.02% | 59.85% | 223.36% | 228.25% | -28.95% | $36.32 | $14.13 | 10.44% | 130.22% | 1.26 | 834,000 | 47.09% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $82.85 | 0.16% | 0.70% | 17.95% | 41.14% | 30.29% | 42.26% | 94.71% | 143.60% | 238.03% | $86.64 | $51.76 | 4.37% | 60.08% | 0.97 | 90,000 | -18.18% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $14.54 | 5.13% | 11.16% | 29.59% | 119.97% | 68.29% | 146.86% | 117.66% | 179.08% | 344.65% | $14.58 | $5.25 | 0.27% | 176.95% | 0.62 | 452,000 | 33.73% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $11.66 | -0.68% | 11.58% | 35.11% | 102.43% | 73.51% | 64.46% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $12.00 | $5.36 | 2.83% | 117.54% | 0.42 | 43,300 | -10.35% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $479.65 | 0.63% | 0.66% | 8.22% | 47.24% | 36.52% | 76.57% | 270.19% | 445.55% | 560.86% | $490.71 | $258.85 | 2.25% | 85.30% | 0.93 | 259,000 | -19.57% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $435.57 | 0.36% | 0.92% | 4.67% | 12.19% | 66.01% | 138.30% | 96.20% | 215.63% | 448.78% | $476.04 | $177.85 | 8.50% | 144.91% | 0.46 | 155,000 | -7.19% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $29.28 | 1.04% | 11.20% | 8.97% | 18.69% | 20.15% | 56.33% | 19.36% | 90.50% | 144.82% | $29.43 | $15.95 | 0.50% | 83.57% | 1.20 | 570,000 | 8.37% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $293.92 | -0.16% | 2.80% | 6.60% | 6.48% | 12.61% | 2.84% | 37.01% | 99.54% | 105.32% | $316.90 | $239.20 | 7.25% | 22.88% | 0.58 | 1,087,000 | -26.00% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $248.82 | 1.83% | 2.22% | 14.04% | 30.86% | 45.19% | 44.34% | 170.19% | 223.94% | 354.05% | $248.84 | $145.98 | 0.01% | 70.45% | 1.03 | 567,000 | -37.07% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $45.31 | 0.49% | 4.23% | 3.16% | 33.62% | 39.93% | 77.83% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $46.96 | $22.73 | 3.51% | 99.34% | 0.91 | 1,271,000 | 18.23% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $49.44 | 0.88% | 5.89% | 12.98% | -2.79% | 3.89% | 4.19% | 54.02% | 1.56% | 102.46% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 29.12% | 20.37% | 0.78 | 318,000 | 45.21% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $175.95 | -0.15% | -0.07% | 1.91% | 31.40% | 58.81% | 125.37% | 465.76% | 1,049.25% | 428.38% | $187.51 | $77.22 | 6.17% | 127.86% | 1.18 | 2,760,000 | -54.46% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $8.23 | 0.73% | 2.62% | 11.82% | 29.61% | 4.97% | 38.09% | 63.62% | 61.06% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 16.78% | 42.88% | 0.39 | 18,500 | 63.72% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $462.55 | -0.73% | 0.91% | -3.40% | 2.14% | -4.09% | -0.68% | 11.39% | 27.78% | 146.96% | $618.95 | $418.88 | 25.27% | 10.43% | 0.30 | 1,128,000 | -9.25% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $59.37 | 0.34% | 12.23% | 28.87% | 29.54% | 56.69% | 129.23% | 591.96% | 882.95% | 95.88% | $59.83 | $26.04 | 0.77% | 128.00% | 1.28 | 1,576,000 | -4.72% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $81.66 | -0.81% | -2.57% | -7.29% | 6.26% | 10.38% | 50.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $52.26 | 18.07% | 56.26% | 1.38 | 1,262,000 | -8.42% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $81.94 | 1.19% | 3.36% | 11.44% | 13.05% | 8.11% | -4.48% | 37.55% | 152.51% | 84.18% | $94.57 | $57.70 | 13.35% | 42.01% | 1.09 | 963,000 | -35.46% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $31.91 | 0.57% | 0.95% | -3.30% | 5.04% | -1.05% | -5.70% | 57.27% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 20.78% | 17.86% | 0.82 | 165,000 | -19.90% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $318.84 | -0.83% | 0.67% | 5.96% | 18.05% | 34.42% | 42.26% | 143.50% | 219.22% | 980.78% | $328.64 | $216.68 | 2.98% | 47.15% | 0.88 | 471,000 | -13.89% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $10.54 | 0.76% | -3.57% | -9.68% | -13.68% | -29.87% | 26.53% | 10.25% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $8.11 | 41.14% | 29.96% | 0.89 | 197,000 | 23.90% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $182.33 | -0.10% | 2.81% | 0.33% | 3.72% | -7.88% | 8.27% | 131.65% | 259.06% | 158.48% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 20.00% | 26.91% | 0.99 | 260,000 | 58.54% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $6.66 | 3.42% | -1.48% | 9.72% | 52.40% | -2.49% | -15.59% | 34.55% | 75.26% | N/A | $9.40 | $3.57 | 29.15% | 86.55% | 0.58 | 70,600 | -75.74% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $140.77 | 0.28% | -0.06% | 11.63% | 38.15% | 26.27% | 49.33% | 157.35% | 151.06% | 451.61% | $145.33 | $84.21 | 3.14% | 67.17% | 0.76 | 1,196,000 | -46.05% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $253.56 | 0.55% | 2.30% | 4.28% | 19.66% | 22.28% | 13.40% | 9.79% | 47.42% | 226.16% | $265.74 | $193.09 | 4.58% | 31.32% | 0.46 | 884,000 | -7.72% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $43.28 | 0.49% | 2.24% | 13.77% | 38.90% | 64.06% | 112.89% | 214.99% | 180.31% | 591.37% | $47.09 | $17.91 | 8.09% | 141.65% | 1.15 | 4,812,000 | -19.28% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $30.97 | 1.14% | 2.69% | 4.49% | 13.90% | 26.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 9.92% | 45.33% | 1.11 | 4,934,000 | 48.21% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $144.52 | 0.23% | 2.22% | 5.14% | 8.54% | 24.58% | 43.93% | 55.53% | 133.89% | 31.91% | $149.26 | $99.42 | 3.18% | 45.36% | 0.67 | 3,253,000 | -32.50% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $30.55 | 0.98% | 6.06% | 14.23% | 12.01% | 12.63% | 109.93% | 423.03% | 719.12% | 362.80% | $36.49 | $12.61 | 16.29% | 142.23% | 0.54 | 206,000 | -43.72% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $45.24 | 0.73% | -7.47% | 2.38% | 30.75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $51.83 | $25.03 | 12.71% | 80.78% | 1.29 | 2,370,000 | 43.46% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $71.08 | 2.32% | 5.68% | 14.17% | 23.38% | 15.41% | -1.35% | 74.77% | 241.73% | 126.95% | $76.34 | $46.51 | 6.89% | 52.83% | 1.11 | 274,000 | 34.31% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $31.63 | 4.29% | 3.26% | 15.86% | 84.43% | 11.69% | 223.42% | 280.17% | 129.20% | 732.37% | $34.78 | $7.79 | 9.06% | 306.03% | 0.98 | 510,000 | -4.85% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $104.23 | 3.77% | 9.07% | 21.42% | 17.27% | 7.88% | 44.86% | 59.42% | 21.14% | 33.15% | $104.37 | $69.58 | 0.13% | 49.80% | 0.60 | 301,000 | 58.42% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $36.54 | 1.25% | 2.78% | 2.81% | -6.83% | 4.82% | -11.46% | -44.72% | -53.52% | -35.76% | $46.40 | $32.74 | 21.25% | 11.61% | 0.50 | 134,000 | 15.52% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $6.64 | 4.08% | 28.19% | 30.45% | 91.35% | -39.19% | -9.65% | -77.49% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 58.47% | 140.58% | 1.03 | 654,000 | -17.84% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $246.25 | -2.44% | 4.81% | 36.49% | 94.14% | 57.40% | 43.84% | 196.40% | 216.88% | 793.51% | $295.90 | $102.25 | 16.78% | 140.83% | 1.06 | 5,090,000 | 34.73% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $50.50 | -0.26% | 0.74% | 0.28% | 11.92% | 19.33% | 74.50% | -20.16% | -37.09% | 248.28% | $54.32 | $28.78 | 7.03% | 75.47% | 0.82 | 522,000 | -32.99% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $250.15 | 1.56% | 6.39% | 12.28% | 22.07% | 33.34% | 1.08% | 19.20% | 44.50% | 121.23% | $285.81 | $158.88 | 12.48% | 57.45% | 0.56 | 446,000 | -14.40% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,511.65 | -0.08% | 3.73% | 3.98% | 8.01% | 20.54% | 18.27% | 186.69% | 241.75% | 563.64% | $1.53k | $1.18k | 1.10% | 28.51% | 1.03 | 167,000 | -41.40% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $212.03 | 1.07% | 6.60% | 0.26% | 25.79% | 23.37% | 14.35% | 53.98% | 17.27% | 51.22% | $218.80 | $128.88 | 3.09% | 64.52% | 1.21 | 5,871,000 | -1.81% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $14.91 | 2.19% | 8.04% | 8.75% | 11.77% | 3.69% | 8.20% | 18.05% | 34.81% | -20.94% | $15.57 | $11.96 | 4.24% | 24.67% | 0.70 | 87,000 | 7.41% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $774.55 | -0.11% | -1.34% | 2.11% | 38.70% | 29.85% | 164.19% | 709.78% | 671.93% | 2,282.50% | $830.21 | $279.02 | 6.70% | 177.60% | 1.16 | 574,000 | -42.48% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $40.00 | -0.32% | -8.11% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $37.64 | 45.91% | 6.27% | -0.10 | 920,000 | -43.38% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $6.14 | -0.32% | 13.28% | 62.01% | 71.51% | 54.66% | 244.94% | 33.19% | N/A | N/A | $7.72 | $1.73 | 20.46% | 254.91% | 1.69 | 11,819,000 | -73.09% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $9.86 | 0.92% | 0.66% | 6.25% | 47.83% | 52.87% | 893.95% | 32.79% | N/A | N/A | $11.00 | $0.95 | 10.36% | 937.89% | 1.06 | 235,000 | 3.52% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $130.35 | 0.96% | -4.04% | 0.12% | 4.86% | 40.30% | 48.24% | 262.79% | 331.48% | 389.85% | $140.64 | $73.36 | 7.32% | 77.69% | 1.16 | 239,000 | 43.98% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $498.90 | -0.92% | 2.46% | 3.21% | -2.59% | 6.60% | 14.07% | 7.44% | 60.95% | 212.79% | $555.57 | $422.69 | 10.20% | 18.03% | 0.27 | 818,000 | 25.46% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $16.95 | 0.65% | -0.06% | 6.47% | -14.31% | 8.17% | 23.09% | 83.64% | 63.14% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.40 | 43.04% | 62.98% | 1.75 | 658,000 | -34.72% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $21.62 | -2.81% | -1.28% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 44.66% | 67.60% | 14.04 | 927,000 | -9.47% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $57.54 | 0.68% | 3.27% | 8.00% | 2.60% | -6.89% | -9.80% | 11.04% | 30.45% | 16.20% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 19.01% | 27.09% | 1.13 | 703,000 | -29.63% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.54 | 2.02% | 2.31% | -4.58% | -2.21% | 16.07% | 240.06% | -11.94% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.72 | 35.52% | 391.67% | 0.99 | 819,000 | -27.39% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.12 | -0.88% | -19.42% | -33.73% | -43.15% | -86.36% | -84.39% | -99.92% | -99.98% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.03 | 96.08% | 8.74% | 1.81 | 1,313,000 | -43.60% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $11.78 | 8.54% | 26.63% | 133.21% | 108.63% | -21.66% | -87.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $116.99 | $3.86 | 89.93% | 204.87% | 1.12 | 460,000 | 21.05% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.31 | 3.15% | 1.55% | -2.96% | -6.43% | 11.97% | -19.14% | -68.13% | -47.60% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 38.64% | 37.46% | 1.17 | 406,000 | 48.18% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.32 | 6.45% | 14.78% | 44.90% | 82.07% | -37.44% | 96.14% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 58.23% | 169.39% | 0.36 | 990,000 | 41.23% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $15.60 | 1.89% | -2.62% | 11.99% | 69.38% | -8.45% | 125.76% | 367.07% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 41.49% | 220.33% | 1.79 | 2,178,000 | -44.28% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $3.05 | -7.01% | 7.39% | 54.82% | 34.96% | -25.79% | -45.78% | -87.02% | N/A | N/A | $6.09 | $1.55 | 49.89% | 96.77% | 0.96 | 1,064,000 | 20.77% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $8.94 | 2.88% | 4.07% | -4.69% | -5.89% | -10.42% | -36.42% | -36.28% | -60.53% | -45.75% | $16.85 | $8.38 | 46.94% | 6.75% | 0.84 | 1,006,000 | -18.74% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.86 | 2.18% | 3.03% | -0.80% | -22.48% | -13.20% | 5.45% | 73.29% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $8.26 | 32.09% | 19.37% | 0.23 | 129,000 | 26.47% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $10.71 | 0.56% | 6.67% | -2.72% | 28.96% | -44.57% | 177.46% | 10.53% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.15 | 57.07% | 240.00% | 0.57 | 4,436,000 | -10.28% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $2.83 | 0.35% | -2.41% | -9.29% | -3.41% | -53.30% | -64.36% | -97.82% | -99.13% | N/A | $8.79 | $2.18 | 67.80% | 29.82% | 1.91 | 2,411,000 | -2.23% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.64 | -2.38% | -3.53% | 59.22% | 215.38% | 50.46% | 187.72% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.52 | $0.24 | 34.92% | 583.33% | 0.45 | 682,000 | -12.79% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.98 | 1.01% | 0.50% | 2.57% | 38.61% | 4.28% | 168.28% | 219.87% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 28.30% | 253.78% | 1.88 | 39,848,000 | -28.81% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $38.44 | 0.23% | 4.60% | 1.53% | 12.83% | 14.61% | 13.46% | 26.41% | 62.67% | -30.30% | $39.00 | $27.00 | 1.44% | 42.37% | 1.29 | 968,000 | -38.85% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $1.36 | -4.23% | 2.26% | -71.96% | -49.25% | -72.91% | -85.79% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $11.73 | $1.23 | 88.40% | 10.39% | 1.18 | 5,060,000 | -95.63% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.78 | 0.00% | 12.66% | 25.35% | 35.88% | -41.64% | -27.64% | -99.48% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.14 | 76.73% | 56.14% | 1.66 | 407,000 | 11.81% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.92 | 2.00% | -2.96% | -2.23% | -15.69% | -42.20% | -80.30% | -99.75% | N/A | N/A | $6.13 | $0.82 | 85.00% | 12.07% | 0.72 | 580,000 | -20.11% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $35.68 | 3.93% | 10.29% | 34.14% | 84.49% | 42.95% | 673.97% | 798.74% | N/A | N/A | $38.26 | $4.20 | 6.74% | 749.52% | 1.83 | 14,866,000 | -44.23% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $7.43 | 12.75% | 37.85% | 40.45% | 112.29% | 40.19% | 128.62% | 16.28% | N/A | N/A | $7.47 | $2.33 | 0.54% | 218.88% | 0.72 | 548,000 | 29.86% |
| TGI | TRIUMPH GROUP INC | $25.73 | -0.08% | 0.00% | -0.16% | 0.78% | 39.16% | 64.20% | 95.52% | 191.06% | -60.56% | $25.96 | $11.01 | 0.89% | 133.70% | 1.43 | 2,428,000 | 10.36% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $2.58 | -1.90% | 0.00% | -11.03% | 32.99% | -33.85% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 60.31% | 75.51% | 0.99 | 17,100 | 12.50% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $3.13 | 7.35% | 6.72% | -19.53% | 62.02% | -57.16% | -71.47% | -67.86% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 77.18% | 78.69% | -0.01 | 150 | 87.50% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.79 | 5.68% | 2.20% | 10.71% | -26.58% | -9.71% | -32.93% | -71.88% | N/A | N/A | $5.17 | $1.86 | 46.03% | 50.00% | 0.03 | 28,200 | 220.45% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $4.25 | 11.82% | 24.60% | 26.46% | 51.75% | 16.09% | 37.06% | 35.75% | 6.23% | -72.48% | $5.96 | $2.33 | 28.71% | 82.36% | 0.40 | 37,000 | 281.44% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.60 | 0.00% | -4.76% | -3.20% | -10.69% | -18.25% | -36.87% | -58.05% | -93.47% | -98.57% | $12.29 | $5.39 | 54.43% | 3.90% | 0.39 | 550 | -57.69% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.34 | -0.30% | -0.30% | -4.02% | -4.57% | -21.60% | 0.30% | -49.02% | -75.80% | -96.63% | $9.44 | $3.00 | 64.62% | 11.33% | 0.49 | 32,200 | 28.80% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.27 | -3.54% | 3.48% | 8.64% | -5.49% | -24.13% | 47.30% | 104.38% | -5.76% | -67.63% | $5.85 | $2.20 | 44.10% | 48.64% | 0.70 | 18,300 | -17.57% |
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