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 69th 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 % |
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| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $190.83 | -0.20% | 0.50% | 3.67% | 3.51% | 4.15% | -0.70% | 115.05% | 211.65% | 180.82% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 16.27% | 32.83% | 0.99 | 98,000 | -37.58% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $11.72 | 0.26% | -14.11% | -14.11% | 44.00% | 96.49% | 51.42% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $14.60 | $5.36 | 19.73% | 118.66% | 0.43 | 34,000 | -41.38% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $91.46 | 0.15% | 2.51% | 5.29% | 35.14% | 46.68% | 41.97% | 84.68% | 132.37% | 260.77% | $94.00 | $51.76 | 2.70% | 76.72% | 0.96 | 85,000 | -34.62% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $60.09 | 2.43% | 21.21% | 31.77% | 17.66% | 36.99% | 28.90% | 67.76% | 45.44% | 131.04% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 13.85% | 46.29% | 0.79 | 910,000 | 21.66% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $245.33 | -0.01% | -1.26% | -2.55% | 17.75% | 28.81% | 57.12% | 135.26% | 189.21% | 405.17% | $267.45 | $146.82 | 8.27% | 67.10% | 1.03 | 470,000 | -15.92% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $80.32 | -1.78% | 2.43% | -6.58% | 3.80% | 8.90% | -10.16% | 15.45% | 108.48% | 80.49% | $91.48 | $57.70 | 12.20% | 39.20% | 1.09 | 804,000 | -57.07% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $492.15 | -0.97% | 3.16% | 1.37% | 19.71% | 49.70% | 61.26% | 227.62% | 358.96% | 607.77% | $517.09 | $266.88 | 4.82% | 84.41% | 0.92 | 292,000 | -30.64% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $36.04 | 2.84% | 0.14% | 23.53% | 5.25% | 32.74% | 151.25% | 470.59% | 880.42% | 421.97% | $38.26 | $14.44 | 5.80% | 149.55% | 0.53 | 245,000 | -25.30% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $459.77 | 0.92% | 3.24% | 3.80% | 19.01% | 55.95% | 132.73% | 99.80% | 226.85% | 467.58% | $494.32 | $188.53 | 6.99% | 143.87% | 0.45 | 102,000 | -58.54% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $267.46 | -0.45% | 0.59% | 4.96% | 16.69% | 56.89% | -1.25% | 14.49% | 63.25% | 121.63% | $293.14 | $158.88 | 8.76% | 68.34% | 0.57 | 237,000 | -29.88% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $77.15 | -2.29% | 0.79% | 2.71% | 21.27% | 15.92% | 19.06% | 57.40% | 298.84% | 183.38% | $86.43 | $46.51 | 10.74% | 65.88% | 1.11 | 349,000 | -21.04% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $7.59 | 1.84% | 1.84% | -9.27% | 10.43% | -0.64% | 9.96% | 55.53% | 30.13% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 23.26% | 31.77% | 0.40 | 25,700 | 125.44% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $315.84 | -0.68% | -0.14% | 4.27% | 12.63% | 29.30% | 5.99% | 30.03% | 104.07% | 105.23% | $322.50 | $239.20 | 2.07% | 32.04% | 0.58 | 843,000 | 3.56% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $175.99 | -2.69% | -5.26% | -7.27% | 6.18% | 25.30% | 79.17% | 342.28% | 887.03% | 505.34% | $193.26 | $90.72 | 8.94% | 94.00% | 1.17 | 2,004,000 | -36.86% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $41.74 | -0.17% | 0.43% | -12.44% | 1.71% | 41.78% | 49.89% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $26.00 | 15.35% | 60.54% | 0.91 | 878,000 | -17.56% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $5.23 | 2.87% | -23.14% | -11.07% | -10.03% | -12.23% | -25.69% | 7.82% | 67.60% | N/A | $8.53 | $3.57 | 38.69% | 46.50% | 0.57 | 60,300 | -64.11% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $69.64 | 0.62% | 3.62% | -8.31% | -16.25% | 1.05% | -8.62% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 30.13% | 12.13% | 1.37 | 1,763,000 | -24.72% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $13.51 | 1.26% | -22.54% | -9.64% | 39.73% | 65.42% | 104.18% | 120.65% | 102.07% | 357.53% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 32.45% | 154.91% | 0.64 | 3,559,000 | 334.55% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $9.77 | -1.23% | 4.78% | 4.78% | -24.08% | -44.32% | 10.54% | 8.55% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $8.14 | 45.44% | 20.02% | 0.89 | 54,700 | 31.81% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $271.05 | -0.18% | 0.31% | 3.59% | 19.26% | 38.25% | 19.45% | 12.72% | 49.02% | 225.89% | $280.52 | $193.09 | 3.38% | 40.37% | 0.45 | 985,000 | -34.42% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $32.88 | 1.73% | 9.64% | -5.21% | 10.76% | 77.08% | 73.77% | 180.39% | 240.28% | -13.38% | $37.32 | $14.13 | 11.90% | 132.70% | 1.27 | 711,000 | 8.55% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $29.22 | 0.10% | -4.26% | -8.48% | -16.95% | -17.02% | -14.97% | 12.24% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 27.46% | 7.93% | 0.82 | 369,000 | -43.66% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $174.70 | -0.69% | -3.18% | 26.23% | 59.42% | 62.54% | 76.68% | 215.91% | 196.63% | 552.01% | $189.25 | $84.21 | 7.69% | 107.46% | 0.76 | 838,000 | -42.29% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $66.83 | -0.19% | 26.25% | 33.16% | 45.41% | 49.42% | 66.25% | 29.67% | -13.12% | 323.49% | $69.95 | $32.32 | 4.46% | 106.78% | 0.83 | 909,000 | -56.44% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $69.12 | -0.90% | 7.23% | 34.00% | 99.19% | 153.23% | 238.44% | 327.86% | 252.55% | 1,333.05% | $72.70 | $20.37 | 4.92% | 239.32% | 1.17 | 4,747,000 | -8.32% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $583.72 | 0.04% | 0.49% | 12.99% | 24.50% | 32.31% | 15.93% | 19.94% | 71.87% | 234.25% | $594.68 | $426.24 | 1.84% | 36.95% | 0.27 | 543,000 | -27.21% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.02 | -1.74% | -3.70% | -12.00% | -12.12% | -1.23% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 21.41% | 26.79% | 1.09 | 5,292,000 | 103.70% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $311.20 | -1.06% | -1.75% | -3.22% | 11.81% | 40.21% | 28.62% | 88.45% | 192.58% | 981.64% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 8.18% | 43.62% | 0.88 | 267,000 | -29.18% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $17.62 | 0.34% | 1.14% | 13.92% | 27.75% | 25.93% | 38.78% | 41.21% | 53.47% | -2.27% | $20.72 | $11.97 | 14.96% | 47.26% | 0.70 | 93,000 | -54.63% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $249.73 | -1.23% | -0.32% | -6.53% | 49.04% | 58.82% | 32.02% | 147.24% | 205.00% | 838.90% | $295.90 | $102.25 | 15.60% | 144.23% | 1.06 | 626,000 | -21.55% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $155.08 | -0.64% | -0.50% | 3.64% | 13.70% | 24.51% | 30.19% | 60.29% | 145.48% | 55.08% | $158.79 | $112.27 | 2.34% | 38.13% | 0.66 | 1,940,000 | -40.75% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,412.73 | -1.76% | -0.14% | -11.91% | -1.26% | 6.80% | 9.08% | 105.00% | 183.26% | 467.99% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 13.00% | 19.36% | 1.02 | 220,000 | -44.72% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $6.82 | -0.59% | 5.94% | 5.44% | 74.29% | 9.53% | 212.44% | 10.06% | N/A | N/A | $7.72 | $1.76 | 11.65% | 287.50% | 1.70 | 6,027,000 | 1.53% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $19.83 | -3.28% | -9.31% | -13.53% | -24.87% | -41.56% | 80.94% | 107.13% | 6.56% | 518.71% | $34.78 | $10.26 | 42.98% | 93.27% | 1.00 | 397,000 | -45.17% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.28 | 2.34% | 14.91% | 20.18% | -35.15% | -30.32% | -8.39% | -75.74% | -51.84% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 40.05% | 34.31% | 1.20 | 538,000 | 25.12% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $28.01 | -1.89% | -3.82% | -6.88% | 7.13% | 2.84% | 53.09% | 29.38% | 74.92% | 144.27% | $30.13 | $17.26 | 7.04% | 62.28% | 1.20 | 711,000 | -74.15% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $163.82 | -1.21% | 5.43% | 29.08% | 23.34% | 62.97% | 81.08% | 269.47% | 408.58% | 600.41% | $166.25 | $80.60 | 1.46% | 103.25% | 1.18 | 367,000 | 19.54% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $59.78 | -3.78% | -1.49% | 7.86% | 16.46% | 35.06% | 76.23% | 387.87% | 973.13% | 112.88% | $61.65 | $31.76 | 3.03% | 88.22% | 1.28 | 1,830,000 | 9.19% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.72 | -0.27% | 8.16% | 3.63% | -20.39% | -14.32% | 263.73% | -24.59% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.93 | 32.24% | 300.00% | 1.00 | 3,314,000 | 2.89% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $103.78 | -2.02% | 2.05% | -3.07% | 16.79% | 0.99% | 39.54% | 31.86% | 8.12% | 22.58% | $110.83 | $69.80 | 6.36% | 48.68% | 0.61 | 38,000 | -31.41% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $34.77 | -1.52% | 2.98% | -2.62% | -7.93% | -2.48% | -17.91% | -42.05% | -56.58% | -46.26% | $42.76 | $31.64 | 18.69% | 9.89% | 0.49 | 174,000 | -13.86% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $233.19 | 0.89% | 2.68% | 2.29% | 14.07% | 27.19% | 33.36% | 38.01% | 38.20% | 62.88% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 3.91% | 80.94% | 1.21 | 5,321,000 | -20.22% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $749.83 | 0.59% | -10.48% | 1.12% | 3.55% | 6.23% | 101.84% | 471.74% | 850.52% | 3,005.15% | $885.92 | $346.71 | 15.36% | 116.27% | 1.14 | 518,000 | -54.12% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $50.91 | -0.61% | 10.53% | 4.74% | 13.55% | 60.48% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $57.32 | $25.03 | 11.18% | 103.44% | 1.28 | 1,121,000 | -38.30% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $22.94 | -3.62% | 7.91% | -19.48% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 41.28% | 77.83% | 4.76 | 2,125,000 | 316.67% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $17.70 | 1.07% | 0.00% | -1.60% | -6.29% | -32.08% | 47.24% | 130.54% | 103.30% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.90 | 40.52% | 62.39% | 1.74 | 628,000 | -22.18% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $49.33 | -4.03% | -5.64% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $46.31 | 33.16% | 6.52% | -10.11 | 1,871,000 | -45.24% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $8.15 | -0.49% | 0.87% | -0.61% | -16.74% | -24.91% | -45.50% | -46.36% | -66.42% | -53.09% | $15.35 | $7.73 | 46.91% | 5.43% | 0.82 | 490,000 | -21.73% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $437.32 | 0.05% | 2.80% | -6.93% | -5.93% | 2.10% | -21.90% | -0.10% | 12.49% | 105.41% | $618.95 | $410.11 | 29.34% | 6.63% | 0.29 | 1,734,000 | -8.30% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.56 | -8.33% | 26.55% | 19.17% | -25.91% | -59.72% | -79.94% | -99.91% | -99.98% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.03 | 94.54% | 51.46% | 1.84 | 11,305,000 | -96.50% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.02 | -0.99% | -3.55% | -5.38% | -10.75% | -34.43% | -56.35% | -97.89% | -99.18% | N/A | $8.19 | $2.18 | 63.13% | 38.53% | 1.94 | 2,306,000 | -34.58% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $62.46 | -1.17% | 2.34% | 5.18% | 14.21% | -8.33% | -1.56% | -3.47% | 50.82% | 13.33% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 12.09% | 37.96% | 1.14 | 1,103,000 | 12.09% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.88 | -2.49% | -7.02% | -13.03% | -14.75% | -40.62% | -56.07% | -99.77% | N/A | N/A | $6.04 | $0.82 | 85.38% | 7.68% | 0.71 | 743,000 | -43.75% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $40.89 | 0.46% | 2.96% | 1.38% | 9.69% | 18.56% | 18.42% | 17.54% | 96.46% | -27.20% | $42.33 | $27.00 | 3.40% | 51.44% | 1.29 | 692,000 | 56.92% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $4.41 | -3.40% | -14.46% | 18.01% | 124.21% | 38.31% | 25.74% | -83.38% | N/A | N/A | $7.31 | $1.55 | 39.63% | 184.52% | 0.98 | 1,083,000 | -32.98% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $10.70 | -4.02% | -0.87% | 4.90% | -16.71% | -7.89% | 1.99% | 105.40% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $9.28 | 26.31% | 15.30% | 0.23 | 160,000 | -38.46% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.59 | -3.77% | 2.68% | -8.93% | 72.69% | 27.50% | 170.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 49.68% | 224.49% | 0.41 | 613,000 | 19.96% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.89 | -1.80% | -5.68% | -56.93% | -23.60% | -77.10% | -86.44% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $63.63 | $3.57 | 93.89% | 8.96% | 1.03 | 35,200 | -80.66% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $2.90 | 0.69% | -12.31% | -13.10% | -9.60% | -27.54% | -20.00% | -59.60% | -78.53% | -96.68% | $9.44 | $2.84 | 69.28% | 2.11% | 0.50 | 343,000 | 363.51% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.58 | 5.70% | -5.11% | 7.05% | 183.53% | 205.30% | 125.37% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.52 | $0.24 | 37.30% | 558.33% | 0.51 | 442,000 | -38.95% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $8.99 | 1.06% | -7.39% | -18.01% | -23.20% | -55.18% | 123.77% | -6.53% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.92 | 63.97% | 129.34% | 0.59 | 38,832,000 | 1,084.99% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $30.60 | -4.28% | -4.90% | -27.77% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $28.66 | 58.62% | 6.77% | 1.67 | 523,000 | -25.60% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.15 | -3.48% | 0.00% | -36.93% | -38.67% | -57.31% | -66.36% | -99.66% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.08 | 84.97% | 6.48% | 1.66 | 1,931,000 | 112.43% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.25 | -3.81% | -5.25% | 1.61% | -11.25% | -6.48% | -40.94% | -93.31% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 67.17% | 90.22% | 1.04 | 730,000 | -21.42% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $9.62 | -2.18% | -0.42% | -16.13% | 11.63% | 43.66% | 422.78% | 3.12% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $1.38 | 22.17% | 599.64% | 1.05 | 158,000 | 33.90% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $42.81 | 3.41% | -0.94% | -0.74% | 75.54% | 59.59% | 659.35% | 569.74% | N/A | N/A | $53.44 | $5.74 | 19.89% | 645.82% | 1.81 | 18,473,000 | 27.19% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.67 | -1.64% | -5.04% | -37.74% | -88.98% | -79.75% | -90.57% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.64 | 93.28% | 5.01% | 1.19 | 1,092,000 | -39.87% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $9.09 | -1.65% | -0.56% | -47.35% | -30.86% | -62.09% | 51.78% | 149.72% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $5.67 | 65.90% | 60.32% | 1.80 | 4,028,000 | -17.70% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.99 | -1.70% | 1.03% | -12.79% | -19.44% | -7.97% | 163.27% | 113.02% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 28.23% | 254.13% | 1.89 | 26,055,000 | -20.15% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.42 | 4.52% | -21.16% | -34.93% | 1.99% | -2.53% | 81.89% | -36.97% | N/A | N/A | $7.70 | $2.35 | 42.59% | 88.09% | 0.72 | 5,344,000 | 1,705.41% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.58 | -0.78% | -3.40% | -15.34% | -13.80% | -20.00% | -32.63% | -74.37% | N/A | N/A | $4.40 | $1.86 | 41.36% | 38.71% | 0.00 | 23,800 | 332.73% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $3.25 | 0.00% | -1.22% | -12.73% | -45.59% | 14.84% | -70.53% | -66.80% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 76.28% | 85.71% | -0.01 | 3,400 | 209.09% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $6.55 | -18.32% | -12.15% | -68.97% | -59.32% | -50.46% | -47.75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $5.85 | 69.39% | 11.97% | 0.11 | 1,808,000 | 46.28% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.10 | -1.37% | -6.33% | -12.73% | -14.75% | -24.70% | -42.84% | -65.70% | -93.97% | -98.55% | $12.29 | $5.10 | 58.50% | 0.00% | 0.41 | 6,700 | -16.25% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.10 | -2.26% | -6.19% | -12.17% | -12.43% | -28.71% | 14.34% | 188.57% | -4.42% | -69.55% | $5.85 | $2.48 | 47.01% | 25.10% | 0.70 | 25,600 | -28.89% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $5.63 | 19.01% | 30.10% | 40.17% | 116.13% | 104.27% | 85.60% | 95.34% | 63.02% | -47.24% | $6.25 | $2.33 | 9.88% | 141.63% | 0.41 | 15,000 | -18.48% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $3.83 | 0.26% | -7.25% | 22.29% | 31.51% | 1.32% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 41.08% | 160.54% | 1.16 | 39,300 | -55.84% |
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