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 | $244.12 | -1.90% | 2.80% | 20.13% | 23.26% | 35.25% | 19.00% | 186.66% | 207.26% | 289.10% | $250.72 | $143.67 | 2.63% | 69.92% | 1.01 | 225,000 | 8.70% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $54.70 | -0.55% | -1.53% | -1.44% | 1.15% | 20.88% | -1.26% | 41.31% | 14.48% | 154.77% | $63.74 | $41.08 | 14.18% | 33.17% | 0.79 | 426,000 | -51.03% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $87.17 | 0.37% | 4.43% | 5.69% | 7.31% | 12.04% | 7.50% | 20.72% | 86.50% | 111.32% | $88.12 | $57.70 | 1.08% | 51.07% | 1.07 | 2,011,000 | 63.90% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $297.95 | -0.24% | -1.81% | 8.73% | 25.10% | 26.81% | 69.07% | 211.86% | 155.07% | 511.68% | $304.72 | $146.82 | 2.22% | 102.94% | 1.01 | 743,000 | 92.99% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $54.40 | -0.73% | 6.37% | 11.04% | 36.38% | 51.91% | 235.60% | 452.85% | 367.35% | 92.83% | $55.65 | $15.41 | 2.25% | 253.02% | 1.23 | 606,000 | 3.06% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $326.92 | 0.06% | 7.33% | 2.84% | 19.01% | 42.69% | 71.30% | 38.86% | 86.83% | 158.62% | $333.31 | $158.88 | 1.92% | 105.77% | 0.57 | 386,000 | -26.05% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $178.66 | 0.70% | 4.42% | 0.55% | 14.64% | 26.73% | 53.95% | 79.45% | 152.34% | 92.05% | $181.31 | $112.27 | 1.46% | 59.13% | 0.63 | 6,440,000 | 32.37% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $286.95 | -1.00% | 3.03% | -4.43% | 2.78% | 14.60% | 27.90% | 31.88% | 51.07% | 250.32% | $308.12 | $193.09 | 6.87% | 48.61% | 0.44 | 1,318,000 | 19.06% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $175.03 | -4.55% | -1.60% | -11.05% | 3.98% | 27.04% | 42.71% | 189.69% | 186.46% | 464.98% | $218.50 | $84.21 | 19.89% | 107.85% | 0.81 | 1,843,000 | 1.77% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $15.26 | -0.39% | 6.49% | 7.39% | 28.34% | 60.63% | 86.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 14.08% | 184.70% | 0.59 | 46,000 | -47.13% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $569.76 | 1.74% | 3.79% | 2.00% | -1.08% | 14.61% | 18.33% | 6.46% | 91.19% | 204.57% | $640.90 | $426.24 | 11.10% | 33.67% | 0.23 | 784,000 | 26.86% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $198.31 | 1.24% | 3.84% | -3.30% | 6.75% | 15.62% | 74.42% | 410.06% | 639.69% | 634.48% | $211.95 | $105.04 | 6.44% | 88.79% | 1.15 | 2,453,000 | 24.45% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $480.25 | 1.13% | 6.20% | 5.08% | 1.90% | 2.34% | -3.29% | -1.25% | 34.28% | 121.74% | $516.00 | $410.11 | 6.93% | 17.10% | 0.25 | 1,384,000 | 6.96% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $43.72 | 0.62% | 2.03% | 1.13% | 34.44% | 20.94% | 22.19% | 98.37% | N/A | N/A | $46.64 | $27.07 | 6.26% | 61.48% | 0.82 | 430,000 | 100.00% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $94.22 | -0.94% | 5.34% | -1.87% | 1.28% | 23.32% | 48.42% | 86.69% | 80.78% | 513.41% | $101.47 | $51.76 | 7.14% | 82.05% | 0.97 | 141,000 | 28.18% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $337.49 | -1.17% | 0.05% | -3.42% | 3.48% | 20.56% | 28.30% | 35.20% | 120.09% | 142.47% | $360.50 | $239.20 | 6.38% | 41.09% | 0.57 | 1,227,000 | -7.47% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $64.04 | -0.74% | 3.52% | 0.55% | 11.72% | 28.62% | 74.26% | 531.56% | 798.18% | 113.54% | $67.44 | $34.88 | 5.04% | 83.60% | 1.26 | 716,000 | 10.66% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $34.46 | -0.92% | 1.65% | -2.82% | -18.09% | -23.91% | 0.70% | 203.35% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 30.12% | 22.33% | 0.92 | 818,000 | 15.86% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $11.16 | -1.50% | 9.20% | 25.53% | 0.09% | -9.34% | 46.26% | 32.70% | 43.72% | 383.12% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 44.20% | 110.57% | 0.71 | 242,000 | -29.86% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $310.49 | -1.51% | -0.55% | -4.75% | -2.63% | 2.09% | 21.55% | 97.55% | 134.63% | 1,144.45% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 8.39% | 43.29% | 0.87 | 403,000 | -21.60% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.83 | -1.55% | -1.19% | 25.06% | 15.83% | 1.31% | -2.39% | 17.21% | -30.08% | -54.46% | $11.50 | $7.73 | 5.83% | 40.10% | 0.86 | 580,000 | -23.88% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $69.97 | -1.96% | 4.04% | -1.91% | -8.51% | -17.09% | -11.79% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 29.80% | 12.66% | 1.35 | 637,000 | 39.08% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $83.68 | -0.78% | 1.19% | 0.04% | 12.79% | 21.68% | 31.39% | 81.01% | 147.87% | 287.23% | $89.69 | $46.51 | 6.70% | 79.92% | 1.11 | 227,000 | -34.01% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $39.47 | -0.53% | 1.21% | -1.47% | 7.49% | 52.04% | 46.29% | 571.26% | 756.18% | 432.44% | $45.75 | $22.57 | 13.73% | 74.88% | 0.57 | 141,000 | 10.16% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $9.09 | 1.00% | 5.82% | 6.57% | 3.83% | 27.85% | 2.48% | 28.94% | 43.38% | N/A | $10.54 | $5.76 | 13.76% | 57.81% | 0.39 | 26,400 | 129.57% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.00 | -4.46% | 4.17% | 42.86% | 20.00% | 3.81% | -19.14% | -17.58% | -12.79% | -67.21% | $5.85 | $2.02 | 48.72% | 48.51% | 0.73 | 125,000 | -60.19% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $74.49 | -2.76% | 5.54% | 1.90% | 3.11% | 44.44% | 92.58% | 49.28% | -7.00% | 301.35% | $85.33 | $37.65 | 12.70% | 97.85% | 0.89 | 476,000 | -14.70% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.80 | 1.05% | 4.67% | 5.46% | 2.36% | -9.65% | 8.55% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.97 | $21.31 | 13.04% | 30.46% | 1.13 | 1,737,000 | 82.08% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $515.24 | 0.91% | 6.32% | 6.65% | 1.12% | 19.41% | 102.28% | 203.40% | 329.08% | 515.29% | $529.99 | $255.01 | 2.78% | 102.05% | 0.44 | 110,000 | 10.00% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $545.56 | -4.17% | 0.18% | -5.56% | 7.18% | 15.05% | 48.95% | 221.47% | 382.11% | 717.93% | $612.28 | $266.88 | 10.90% | 104.42% | 0.92 | 325,000 | -1.52% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $75.96 | -3.58% | -0.71% | -0.96% | 9.77% | 84.19% | 186.64% | 720.30% | 223.10% | 1,975.41% | $112.57 | $23.90 | 32.52% | 217.82% | 1.20 | 1,919,000 | 16.59% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $29.84 | 5.44% | 9.06% | 8.79% | 12.90% | 9.10% | 27.25% | 42.57% | 21.70% | 175.28% | $30.13 | $20.36 | 0.96% | 46.56% | 1.20 | 1,455,000 | 151.73% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $73.05 | 0.38% | -4.63% | 6.29% | 17.92% | 30.61% | 14.34% | 22.94% | 46.42% | 62.37% | $79.20 | $45.28 | 7.77% | 61.35% | 1.11 | 1,507,000 | -49.05% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $68.44 | -1.34% | 4.57% | 1.03% | 6.39% | 44.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $88.82 | $25.03 | 22.95% | 173.49% | 1.36 | 1,518,000 | 25.45% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.98 | 0.00% | 2.59% | 5.88% | 30.26% | 36.55% | 88.57% | 8.20% | -42.94% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 7.26% | 107.76% | 1.28 | 326,000 | -44.75% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $18.72 | -2.04% | -4.83% | 4.06% | -6.26% | -40.70% | -24.55% | 109.63% | 16.93% | 648.80% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 46.18% | 36.84% | 1.06 | 288,000 | 30.32% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,294.65 | -1.73% | -3.88% | -1.02% | 1.82% | -9.83% | 4.36% | 109.48% | 117.29% | 493.66% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 20.27% | 9.38% | 1.01 | 354,000 | 27.80% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $32.73 | -2.15% | -2.44% | 4.34% | -11.90% | -13.55% | -10.55% | -44.95% | -48.33% | -45.26% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 32.07% | 15.53% | 0.52 | 266,000 | -20.36% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $20.51 | -1.49% | 4.86% | 5.29% | 9.50% | 46.81% | 38.02% | 54.56% | 49.93% | 34.32% | $21.52 | $11.97 | 4.69% | 71.42% | 0.72 | 135,000 | 23.85% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $18.24 | 4.41% | 42.83% | 46.62% | 86.50% | 234.07% | 368.89% | 240.93% | N/A | N/A | $19.10 | $2.79 | 4.50% | 553.76% | 1.73 | 30,839,000 | -47.65% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $170.07 | -2.28% | 0.39% | -1.13% | 3.38% | 21.00% | 55.88% | 271.90% | 348.97% | 482.53% | $186.00 | $88.69 | 8.56% | 91.76% | 1.21 | 237,000 | 27.42% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $239.00 | -4.30% | -14.15% | -26.08% | -1.65% | 25.71% | 55.32% | 172.49% | 194.15% | 747.52% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 42.80% | 133.74% | 1.08 | 1,244,000 | -5.33% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $2.06 | -7.21% | 21.89% | 26.38% | -46.21% | -35.83% | -40.97% | -49.26% | N/A | N/A | $5.12 | $1.26 | 59.77% | 64.14% | 1.07 | 5,096,000 | -20.16% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.24 | -8.73% | -24.83% | -10.50% | -2.11% | 7.64% | -49.30% | -96.60% | -99.39% | N/A | $6.82 | $2.18 | 52.49% | 48.62% | 2.00 | 6,934,000 | 75.32% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.71 | -3.29% | -5.80% | -2.89% | -15.59% | -25.12% | -32.52% | 11.61% | 29.75% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 36.95% | 31.93% | 0.63 | 45,000 | 45.16% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $204.38 | 1.83% | 1.23% | 4.54% | -5.35% | 0.31% | 21.84% | 9.72% | -10.60% | 42.92% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 15.79% | 58.58% | 1.16 | 7,070,000 | -10.71% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $0.84 | -11.21% | 5.00% | -4.87% | -32.80% | -40.43% | -83.91% | -99.87% | -99.99% | N/A | $11.70 | $0.54 | 92.82% | 56.72% | 2.03 | 6,673,000 | -27.14% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $7.89 | -0.63% | 10.97% | 18.83% | -10.44% | -32.27% | -48.19% | -22.80% | -43.92% | N/A | $17.91 | $6.26 | 55.94% | 26.06% | 0.94 | 138,000 | 33.98% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $8.50 | -12.37% | -10.34% | -36.42% | -57.80% | -64.58% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.50 | 78.24% | 13.33% | 3.68 | 833,000 | 62.06% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $103.09 | -2.20% | 2.13% | 7.52% | -8.05% | 7.85% | 11.91% | 48.74% | 15.18% | 28.32% | $120.49 | $77.63 | 14.44% | 32.80% | 0.62 | 72,000 | 98.90% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $30.02 | -4.36% | 5.74% | -16.63% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $22.40 | 24.00% | 34.02% | 4.27 | 671,000 | 69.02% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $564.28 | -2.88% | 2.42% | -0.92% | -25.37% | -27.21% | -11.33% | 234.71% | 343.48% | 3,363.97% | $885.92 | $469.24 | 36.31% | 20.25% | 1.18 | 944,000 | 27.05% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.91 | -15.05% | -18.84% | -39.80% | -72.78% | -90.56% | -90.00% | -99.95% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $0.71 | 98.33% | 28.03% | 0.84 | 6,187,000 | -28.75% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $61.49 | -3.21% | 25.35% | 23.05% | 15.28% | 132.92% | 172.32% | 1,381.69% | 496.99% | N/A | $73.97 | $14.71 | 16.87% | 318.01% | 1.94 | 33,545,000 | 6.90% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.61 | -3.32% | 0.63% | -2.44% | -4.57% | -3.03% | -30.41% | 214.05% | -7.80% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 32.32% | 16.91% | 0.27 | 104,000 | -47.74% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.01 | -14.41% | 36.30% | 19.10% | -23.48% | -37.65% | -22.90% | -99.38% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $0.63 | 86.80% | 60.83% | 1.71 | 4,486,000 | -53.38% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $14.10 | 0.86% | -1.88% | -12.53% | -14.70% | -16.72% | -6.99% | 39.19% | -22.78% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.71 | 52.62% | 10.94% | 1.79 | 684,000 | -1.58% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $4.38 | 5.42% | -14.72% | -9.61% | -44.97% | 49.32% | 35.03% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 52.24% | 197.62% | 1.24 | 156,000 | -46.76% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $7.29 | -4.95% | 14.08% | 22.11% | -16.11% | -62.27% | -36.88% | 260.89% | -30.17% | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 72.66% | 49.69% | 1.83 | 12,493,000 | -16.98% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $6.97 | -6.94% | -9.13% | -10.64% | 30.77% | 189.21% | 79.64% | -70.59% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 51.60% | 327.61% | 1.07 | 1,016,000 | 2.73% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $5.93 | 3.31% | -8.35% | 7.62% | -28.73% | -36.85% | -12.79% | 42.04% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 52.02% | 18.67% | 1.11 | 282,000 | -30.88% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.26 | -3.82% | -8.03% | -3.82% | -14.86% | 7.69% | -6.67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 60.13% | 140.00% | 0.59 | 287,000 | 3.24% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.76 | -5.42% | -14.92% | 33.95% | 8.47% | -2.87% | -22.16% | -83.01% | -94.22% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 63.98% | 108.70% | 1.15 | 2,104,000 | -25.18% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $22.10 | -6.00% | 11.56% | 20.70% | -49.49% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 70.05% | 38.13% | 1.99 | 3,775,000 | 3.00% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $26.53 | -6.39% | 11.71% | 16.16% | -10.37% | -46.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 64.12% | 52.38% | 2.89 | 1,945,000 | -28.28% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $11.97 | -4.62% | 6.78% | 28.16% | 36.33% | 9.92% | 2.48% | 19.94% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 52.02% | 95.11% | 0.68 | 6,634,000 | 5.02% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $8.30 | -3.04% | -3.49% | -4.05% | -5.14% | -29.24% | 15.76% | 286.05% | -19.92% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 43.23% | 51.46% | 1.97 | 38,870,000 | 34.60% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $9.40 | 3.18% | -3.39% | -19.00% | -13.92% | -18.19% | -16.09% | -7.39% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 48.94% | 356.09% | 0.06 | 125,000 | -36.87% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.73 | -8.95% | -2.26% | -13.07% | 2.37% | 26.28% | 177.69% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 58.61% | 394.29% | 0.87 | 640,000 | -16.56% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.64 | -1.49% | -4.33% | 2.43% | 18.97% | -16.40% | 5.22% | -41.56% | -54.49% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.83 | 39.73% | 63.96% | 0.77 | 706,000 | -27.07% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $3.43 | -0.58% | -2.56% | -20.23% | -42.93% | -76.43% | -71.54% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $3.26 | 83.97% | 5.21% | 0.23 | 514,000 | 20.94% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $7.01 | -2.23% | 6.53% | 3.39% | -6.41% | 82.08% | 79.74% | 144.59% | 72.28% | -38.45% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 11.04% | 200.86% | 0.42 | 1,900 | -57.78% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $4.20 | 2.89% | 23.53% | 27.66% | -15.15% | -25.93% | -38.14% | -57.79% | -92.71% | -98.29% | $8.15 | $2.47 | 48.47% | 70.39% | 0.53 | 2,040,000 | 12,115.57% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $2.97 | -2.30% | -0.34% | -3.26% | -9.73% | -16.10% | -34.87% | -39.13% | -75.25% | -96.12% | $4.70 | $2.77 | 36.81% | 7.22% | 0.56 | 23,200 | -44.23% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.29 | -0.60% | -11.56% | 1.54% | 5.11% | -48.67% | -74.32% | -99.48% | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $2.81 | 89.56% | 17.08% | 1.12 | 10,000 | -75.61% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.26 | -6.43% | -6.43% | -22.26% | -29.19% | -94.10% | -96.08% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.20 | 97.37% | 31.00% | 1.38 | 18,987,000 | 10.94% |
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