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 75th 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 | $237.47 | 0.59% | 3.39% | 18.71% | 21.84% | 28.24% | 10.08% | 173.36% | 191.80% | 257.37% | $242.34 | $143.67 | 2.01% | 65.29% | 1.01 | 256,000 | 20.75% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $55.55 | -2.18% | 1.28% | -1.24% | -1.99% | 24.86% | -7.80% | 37.50% | 9.83% | 146.34% | $63.74 | $41.08 | 12.85% | 35.24% | 0.79 | 164,000 | -1.80% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $51.14 | 0.51% | -6.29% | 8.00% | 32.21% | 58.28% | 211.64% | 468.22% | 309.78% | 88.65% | $55.29 | $15.41 | 7.51% | 231.86% | 1.24 | 323,000 | -28.85% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $303.45 | 0.60% | 1.14% | 15.68% | 24.95% | 30.05% | 67.36% | 215.11% | 160.58% | 507.02% | $304.72 | $146.82 | 0.42% | 106.68% | 1.01 | 462,000 | -20.75% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $452.20 | 0.86% | -1.24% | -4.43% | -2.52% | -5.40% | -12.61% | -7.84% | 24.87% | 106.36% | $516.36 | $410.11 | 12.43% | 10.26% | 0.25 | 1,291,000 | 0.55% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $83.47 | 0.40% | 0.37% | 3.99% | 2.48% | 12.04% | 0.43% | 19.41% | 74.99% | 99.21% | $87.94 | $57.70 | 5.08% | 44.66% | 1.08 | 1,185,000 | -34.64% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $171.10 | -0.12% | -2.18% | -1.67% | 8.62% | 23.03% | 44.36% | 69.94% | 134.26% | 78.40% | $181.31 | $112.27 | 5.63% | 52.40% | 0.63 | 3,033,000 | -59.48% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $304.58 | -3.58% | -2.88% | -0.68% | 12.34% | 35.50% | 61.26% | 29.15% | 79.12% | 129.82% | $330.00 | $158.88 | 7.70% | 91.70% | 0.57 | 633,000 | 76.82% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $89.44 | -0.67% | -2.45% | -2.63% | -1.12% | 22.00% | 32.46% | 85.60% | 64.11% | 467.15% | $101.47 | $51.76 | 11.86% | 72.81% | 0.97 | 89,000 | 18.67% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $190.98 | -2.70% | -6.65% | -7.43% | 7.17% | 9.13% | 59.06% | 395.54% | 646.60% | 604.20% | $211.95 | $105.04 | 9.89% | 81.82% | 1.15 | 2,754,000 | 39.30% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $14.33 | -4.91% | -0.35% | -15.80% | 23.85% | 55.59% | 79.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 19.31% | 167.35% | 0.59 | 11,600 | -51.67% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $177.87 | -0.26% | -0.56% | -10.22% | 8.70% | 37.95% | 38.99% | 189.78% | 203.48% | 477.31% | $218.50 | $84.21 | 18.59% | 111.22% | 0.81 | 814,000 | -47.04% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $337.31 | -1.28% | -1.26% | -1.63% | 4.48% | 22.92% | 22.59% | 34.43% | 120.46% | 135.73% | $360.50 | $239.20 | 6.43% | 41.02% | 0.57 | 1,318,000 | -6.72% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $278.50 | -0.72% | -0.07% | -3.00% | 2.24% | 15.05% | 16.95% | 23.94% | 45.33% | 232.18% | $308.12 | $193.09 | 9.61% | 44.23% | 0.44 | 711,000 | -41.86% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $548.97 | -0.73% | -4.07% | -3.77% | -5.48% | 12.47% | 14.47% | 1.39% | 82.38% | 192.02% | $640.90 | $426.24 | 14.34% | 28.79% | 0.24 | 786,000 | 4.38% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $42.85 | -2.17% | 0.40% | -5.01% | 33.91% | 26.18% | 19.59% | 66.60% | N/A | N/A | $46.64 | $27.07 | 8.13% | 58.27% | 0.82 | 165,000 | -7.82% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $61.86 | -2.83% | -1.37% | -4.21% | 1.46% | 29.74% | 64.96% | 503.51% | 748.56% | 94.04% | $67.44 | $34.88 | 8.27% | 77.35% | 1.27 | 1,501,000 | 112.31% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $484.60 | 0.94% | 3.15% | 4.19% | 0.53% | 15.41% | 93.45% | 175.56% | 300.26% | 451.31% | $529.99 | $243.51 | 8.56% | 99.01% | 0.44 | 93,000 | 40.91% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $33.90 | -1.19% | -0.79% | -5.20% | -17.72% | -23.65% | -2.95% | 214.47% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 31.25% | 20.34% | 0.92 | 512,000 | -25.90% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $10.22 | 2.40% | 4.93% | 11.69% | -12.05% | -12.57% | 30.36% | 15.48% | 37.74% | 333.05% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 48.90% | 92.83% | 0.71 | 334,000 | 145.59% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $544.60 | -0.99% | -3.49% | -6.93% | 13.06% | 21.30% | 43.24% | 207.96% | 359.58% | 677.22% | $612.28 | $266.88 | 11.05% | 104.06% | 0.91 | 244,000 | 12.44% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $67.25 | -0.84% | -1.75% | -10.64% | -12.07% | -24.74% | -25.34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 32.53% | 8.28% | 1.34 | 450,000 | -7.98% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $8.59 | -2.28% | -2.16% | -6.63% | 7.91% | 37.66% | -6.02% | 28.59% | 37.00% | N/A | $10.54 | $5.76 | 18.50% | 49.13% | 0.40 | 68,000 | 117.95% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $82.70 | -1.30% | -0.61% | -1.08% | 9.83% | 24.75% | 20.82% | 76.26% | 143.02% | 250.72% | $89.69 | $46.51 | 7.79% | 77.81% | 1.10 | 237,000 | 15.05% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $312.20 | -1.09% | -1.49% | -1.93% | -2.93% | 3.67% | 16.03% | 92.29% | 133.75% | 1,088.88% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 7.88% | 44.08% | 0.87 | 240,000 | -39.70% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $70.58 | -1.08% | 0.99% | -9.73% | 2.39% | 35.70% | 83.95% | 37.08% | -8.63% | 258.09% | $85.33 | $37.28 | 17.29% | 89.32% | 0.89 | 504,000 | -9.68% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $26.56 | -0.19% | 1.68% | -2.67% | 0.04% | -10.57% | -6.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.97 | $21.31 | 16.92% | 24.64% | 1.13 | 1,230,000 | -1.84% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $39.00 | -2.79% | 1.51% | -3.56% | 15.32% | 47.17% | 51.93% | 539.34% | 759.03% | 437.93% | $45.75 | $22.57 | 14.75% | 72.80% | 0.57 | 180,000 | 18.42% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.96 | 23.01% | 25.83% | 15.25% | 25.40% | 12.99% | -19.59% | -9.12% | -29.24% | -46.38% | $11.41 | $7.73 | 3.94% | 41.79% | 0.85 | 3,486,000 | 498.97% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $76.50 | -1.52% | 0.53% | -1.18% | 18.04% | 89.54% | 180.22% | 704.42% | 225.95% | 1,812.50% | $112.57 | $23.90 | 32.04% | 220.08% | 1.20 | 1,545,000 | -38.08% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $12.77 | -1.31% | 7.31% | -3.62% | 95.56% | 114.26% | 212.22% | 140.49% | N/A | N/A | $16.78 | $2.79 | 23.90% | 357.71% | 1.73 | 5,312,000 | -38.84% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $27.36 | 0.07% | 1.86% | -0.55% | 2.78% | 4.39% | 16.67% | 30.78% | 7.63% | 143.20% | $30.13 | $20.36 | 9.19% | 34.38% | 1.20 | 432,000 | -26.41% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $65.45 | -1.55% | -2.36% | -17.91% | 4.69% | 42.25% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $88.82 | $25.03 | 26.31% | 161.54% | 1.35 | 838,000 | -22.76% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.93 | -0.52% | 4.89% | 16.27% | 34.03% | 46.21% | 69.30% | -6.76% | -26.62% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 9.60% | 102.52% | 1.27 | 470,000 | 76.69% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $19.67 | 2.13% | 7.78% | 6.55% | 0.25% | -25.97% | 6.38% | 126.35% | 21.42% | 628.52% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 43.44% | 43.79% | 1.06 | 277,000 | 13.99% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,346.86 | -0.97% | -0.98% | 6.36% | 5.97% | -6.76% | 4.18% | 118.34% | 124.10% | 467.96% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 17.06% | 13.79% | 1.01 | 179,000 | -12.25% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $76.60 | -1.29% | 0.49% | 9.95% | 18.06% | 37.15% | 22.13% | 25.47% | 40.40% | 64.77% | $78.32 | $45.28 | 2.20% | 69.19% | 1.11 | 660,000 | -36.11% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $33.55 | 4.13% | 11.39% | -23.51% | -5.15% | -6.21% | -10.82% | -45.83% | -44.83% | -41.65% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 30.37% | 18.43% | 0.52 | 354,000 | 30.15% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $19.56 | -0.46% | 0.88% | 0.57% | 2.09% | 40.22% | 31.01% | 46.63% | 43.93% | 16.92% | $21.52 | $11.97 | 9.11% | 63.48% | 0.72 | 53,300 | -16.72% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $169.41 | -1.09% | -5.98% | -3.71% | 1.91% | 28.49% | 47.96% | 239.84% | 365.28% | 428.25% | $186.00 | $88.69 | 8.92% | 91.01% | 1.21 | 175,000 | -1.13% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $278.39 | -3.15% | -0.38% | -20.62% | 23.14% | 49.20% | 68.09% | 213.82% | 205.15% | 1,019.83% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 33.38% | 172.26% | 1.09 | 849,000 | -18.05% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $4.31 | -4.01% | 11.37% | 18.41% | 33.85% | 37.70% | -31.59% | -95.79% | -99.36% | N/A | $6.82 | $2.18 | 36.79% | 97.71% | 2.00 | 2,337,000 | -47.23% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $1.69 | -3.43% | 2.42% | -3.43% | -51.71% | -52.12% | -46.18% | -58.48% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $1.26 | 69.22% | 34.66% | 1.07 | 1,804,000 | -48.09% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $39.50 | 0.23% | 7.54% | 10.80% | -3.28% | 4.83% | 21.91% | 45.01% | 2.07% | -23.15% | $42.33 | $27.00 | 6.69% | 46.30% | 1.25 | 11,352,000 | 140.00% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $201.89 | 0.01% | 6.82% | 2.16% | -12.07% | -3.41% | 28.86% | 9.07% | -15.23% | 36.00% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 16.81% | 56.65% | 1.17 | 6,857,000 | -27.92% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $5.00 | 0.20% | 0.81% | -10.55% | -14.24% | -22.96% | -29.87% | 8.70% | 15.47% | N/A | $7.49 | $3.57 | 33.24% | 40.06% | 0.63 | 61,000 | 61.80% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $0.80 | 1.27% | 16.11% | -25.23% | -33.33% | -50.92% | -88.94% | -99.90% | -99.99% | N/A | $11.70 | $0.54 | 93.16% | 49.25% | 2.02 | 972,000 | -7.07% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $49.06 | -0.64% | 16.41% | -13.05% | 7.01% | 85.46% | 105.08% | 1,082.05% | 380.93% | N/A | $73.97 | $14.71 | 33.68% | 233.48% | 1.93 | 14,633,000 | -48.42% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $100.94 | 5.96% | 7.55% | -6.42% | -7.72% | 16.67% | 17.92% | 43.54% | 12.56% | 17.29% | $120.49 | $77.63 | 16.23% | 30.03% | 0.62 | 88,000 | 218.84% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $28.39 | -4.86% | 4.11% | -22.85% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $22.40 | 28.13% | 26.74% | 4.63 | 982,000 | -28.22% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $7.67 | -7.26% | 4.92% | -14.30% | 75.92% | 215.64% | 135.28% | -65.76% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 46.74% | 370.55% | 1.07 | 1,848,000 | -2.33% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $1.12 | -4.27% | 32.70% | -26.32% | -74.49% | -86.28% | -88.37% | -99.92% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $0.71 | 97.94% | 57.75% | 0.82 | 33,382,000 | -59.48% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $7.11 | 0.85% | -0.84% | 3.80% | -16.50% | -40.20% | -34.77% | -35.13% | -48.55% | N/A | $17.91 | $6.26 | 60.30% | 13.60% | 0.94 | 62,000 | -27.49% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $14.37 | 0.35% | 0.77% | -13.17% | -11.08% | -10.47% | -3.30% | 87.11% | -20.78% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.71 | 51.71% | 13.06% | 1.80 | 530,000 | -20.42% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.55 | -1.65% | 3.35% | -2.95% | -4.40% | -0.93% | -20.75% | 186.79% | -6.00% | N/A | $14.52 | $8.22 | 34.23% | 16.18% | 0.26 | 67,000 | -59.15% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $9.48 | -1.15% | 9.60% | -33.22% | -54.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.50 | 75.74% | 26.40% | 3.57 | 438,000 | -48.41% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $550.95 | 0.06% | 2.00% | -13.85% | -24.36% | -30.11% | -20.13% | 199.41% | 348.69% | 3,090.21% | $885.92 | $469.24 | 37.81% | 17.41% | 1.18 | 390,000 | -69.02% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $0.74 | -8.06% | 6.01% | -28.75% | -37.73% | -49.76% | -48.90% | -99.55% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $0.63 | 90.31% | 17.99% | 1.68 | 785,000 | -63.51% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $23.75 | 1.02% | 5.65% | -9.66% | -19.27% | -57.95% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 67.88% | 36.42% | 2.82 | 1,742,000 | 10.60% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $6.39 | 4.07% | 15.97% | -12.47% | -23.20% | -63.86% | -51.95% | 217.91% | -37.35% | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 76.03% | 31.21% | 1.83 | 5,629,000 | -18.96% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $6.47 | -3.58% | -7.44% | -0.92% | -24.24% | -24.50% | -3.43% | 63.80% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 47.65% | 29.48% | 1.11 | 206,000 | -43.09% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.37 | -3.52% | -5.52% | 6.20% | 3.79% | 44.21% | -14.38% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 56.65% | 160.95% | 0.58 | 1,188,000 | 111.39% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $5.13 | -1.16% | 1.79% | -9.68% | -23.89% | 92.13% | 27.61% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 44.00% | 248.98% | 1.26 | 43,200 | -71.01% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $19.81 | -2.03% | 11.86% | -11.96% | -53.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 73.16% | 23.81% | 1.76 | 1,882,000 | -17.42% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $6.77 | 3.04% | 50.44% | 54.57% | 46.85% | 37.32% | -11.27% | -79.79% | -93.10% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 57.66% | 145.29% | 1.15 | 3,500,000 | -44.63% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $11.21 | -1.67% | 18.00% | 7.38% | 32.04% | 3.03% | -6.58% | 12.89% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 55.07% | 82.72% | 0.67 | 5,973,000 | -29.78% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $8.60 | -3.91% | 10.40% | -10.14% | 1.18% | -8.12% | 12.27% | 269.10% | -16.99% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 41.18% | 56.93% | 1.97 | 40,694,000 | -39.21% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $9.73 | -2.01% | 0.83% | -10.98% | -3.18% | -14.27% | -12.97% | -3.88% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 47.15% | 372.10% | 0.06 | 212,000 | -13.11% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.77 | -1.12% | 7.27% | -18.81% | 10.63% | 96.67% | 152.86% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 57.66% | 405.71% | 0.86 | 623,000 | -40.84% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.85 | -3.77% | 23.10% | 16.59% | 23.72% | -5.09% | 13.05% | -39.22% | -52.17% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.83 | 37.00% | 71.38% | 0.77 | 1,381,000 | -31.33% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $3.52 | -2.76% | 0.57% | -22.47% | -39.41% | -74.44% | -68.63% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $3.26 | 83.55% | 7.98% | 0.23 | 357,000 | -14.18% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $2.88 | 1.05% | 2.49% | 28.57% | 19.01% | -4.00% | -18.64% | -20.88% | -19.10% | -69.10% | $5.85 | $2.02 | 50.77% | 42.57% | 0.73 | 51,300 | 22.14% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $2.98 | 0.17% | -0.33% | -3.56% | -6.29% | -13.37% | -33.18% | -46.50% | -77.76% | -96.19% | $4.89 | $2.77 | 39.06% | 7.58% | 0.57 | 7,800 | -63.72% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $3.40 | 0.44% | 6.25% | -4.76% | -32.00% | -40.87% | -51.91% | -69.95% | -93.60% | -98.63% | $8.15 | $2.47 | 58.28% | 37.93% | 0.53 | 4,800 | 4.35% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $6.58 | 1.39% | 4.61% | 1.08% | -7.06% | 82.27% | 64.50% | 120.81% | 72.61% | -47.57% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 16.50% | 182.40% | 0.41 | 2,000 | -74.36% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.28 | -3.78% | -6.67% | -28.21% | -36.36% | -94.24% | -94.38% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.20 | 97.19% | 40.00% | 1.38 | 21,915,000 | 52.66% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.72 | -2.36% | 5.38% | 6.90% | 23.59% | -35.19% | -74.69% | -99.44% | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $2.81 | 88.19% | 32.38% | 1.12 | 201,000 | 191.30% |
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