According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best defense stocks to buy right now are:
1. Moog (NYSE:MOG.A)
Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) is the #1 top defense stock out of 77 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 5 points higher than the defense industry average of 30.
MOG.A passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Moog has seen its stock lose -0.7% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -30 percentage points.
Moog has an average 1 year
price target of $210.00, an upside of 10.05% from Moog's current stock price of $190.83.
Moog stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Moog, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.
2. Optex Systems Holdings (NASDAQ:OPXS)
The Component Grade breakdown for Optex Systems Holdings (NASDAQ:OPXS) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Optex Systems Holdings (NASDAQ:OPXS) has a Due Diligence Score of 51, which is 21 points higher than the defense industry average of 30.
OPXS passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Optex Systems Holdings has seen its stock return 51.42% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 22 percentage points.
3. Ducommun (NYSE:DCO)
Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) is the #3 top defense stock out of 77 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the defense industry average of 30.
DCO passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ducommun has seen its stock return 41.97% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 12 percentage points.
Ducommun has an average 1 year
price target of $119.75, an upside of 30.93% from Ducommun's current stock price of $91.46.
Ducommun stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Ducommun, 75% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.