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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 B and is the 58th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
TATT	TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$29.21	81,871	34.13%	27.87	27.53	26.70	27.16	22.27	56.76	44.83	39.06	36.76	30.38	0.37	0.28	0.09	0.48
ESLT	ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD	$404.19	62,240	2.80%	387.78	389.23	371.28	325.90	267.02	61.89	63.87	52.45	58.87	42.54	5.01	5.77	-0.76	0.50
TXT	TEXTRON INC	$70.27	1,039,545	-17.57%	67.87	66.08	70.49	73.83	80.49	56.09	93.88	95.46	99.27	99.76	-0.21	-1.08	0.87	1.16
CAE	CAE INC	$25.10	243,836	-44.90%	24.19	23.36	24.10	24.09	21.44	61.78	96.69	96.49	99.34	99.34	0.24	-0.01	0.25	1.25
CVU	CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC	$3.26	22,749	-56.85%	3.31	3.35	3.49	3.97	3.52	41.78	33.07	40.26	19.94	31.80	-0.08	-0.08	0.00	0.77
VVX	V2X INC	$49.46	85,765	-3.86%	48.90	48.46	48.27	49.71	52.93	52.57	78.65	84.84	84.52	92.90	0.26	0.08	0.17	0.82
DRS	LEONARDO DRS INC	$40.23	2,062,077	108.02%	36.72	35.15	33.14	33.56	31.63	70.82	90.41	90.31	83.90	83.00	1.37	1.03	0.34	0.94
LMT	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP	$477.72	980,475	-10.47%	470.01	464.20	457.92	467.10	512.11	59.84	84.81	85.34	80.37	81.49	5.88	4.43	1.44	0.34
RGR	STURM RUGER & CO INC	$34.20	617,898	231.01%	39.42	38.91	39.41	37.55	39.42	25.24	63.72	83.91	66.24	86.12	-0.07	0.16	-0.23	0.47
CDRE	CADRE HOLDINGS INC	$29.67	465,931	36.37%	29.66	29.73	31.36	33.40	34.64	45.60	28.47	34.96	30.52	38.86	-0.51	-0.58	0.07	0.81
AOUT	AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC	$11.03	26,521	-4.94%	11.08	10.94	12.73	14.28	11.69	45.02	53.76	51.85	84.61	84.54	-0.42	-0.58	0.17	0.87
HWM	HOWMET AEROSPACE INC	$148.03	4,808,311	53.08%	132.64	127.40	129.16	124.63	112.14	69.61	93.33	92.66	100.00	100.00	3.46	1.09	2.37	1.30
ATRO	ASTRONICS CORP	$23.03	334,442	3.62%	21.60	22.08	22.88	19.92	19.65	54.38	78.08	69.75	100.00	94.55	-0.22	-0.35	0.13	1.40
WWD	WOODWARD INC	$190.49	656,756	8.78%	178.37	172.64	179.36	180.49	173.84	62.86	82.53	85.63	100.00	99.62	1.94	-0.80	2.73	1.11
MRCY	MERCURY SYSTEMS INC	$50.03	485,102	8.88%	49.07	47.08	45.36	43.70	40.26	66.51	89.60	90.68	94.39	96.52	1.47	1.19	0.28	0.86
ISSC	INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC	$6.93	20,835	-48.88%	6.55	6.21	6.60	7.98	7.42	58.47	92.73	94.11	92.09	95.27	0.04	-0.12	0.15	0.62
NPK	NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC	$85.16	24,782	8.91%	84.02	83.90	89.13	92.51	83.85	47.86	70.24	62.40	91.17	94.26	-1.09	-1.59	0.50	0.62
DCO	DUCOMMUN INC	$58.11	51,696	-8.17%	56.59	56.09	57.94	61.58	62.79	54.75	88.90	79.67	97.66	97.44	-0.26	-0.66	0.40	1.04
GD	GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP	$271.51	1,311,989	-5.54%	272.11	269.77	265.03	263.27	279.70	52.35	56.90	65.05	40.16	47.74	1.79	2.25	-0.46	0.63
LOAR	LOAR HOLDINGS INC	$94.84	1,155,980	54.49%	90.59	86.01	75.12	76.28	75.69	67.18	81.80	85.38	72.50	80.74	5.99	5.28	0.71	1.46
RTX	RTX CORP	$127.41	4,779,581	-15.77%	124.03	124.83	128.33	124.71	121.97	51.74	77.19	73.44	94.27	90.08	-0.96	-1.31	0.35	0.74
BWXT	BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	$111.12	771,621	19.14%	106.60	102.70	101.69	108.85	109.92	63.87	92.02	92.34	99.25	98.53	2.34	1.33	1.02	0.79
KTOS	KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC	$34.93	1,540,284	4.89%	33.36	32.25	30.26	30.08	26.72	63.98	91.50	89.97	86.10	89.13	1.02	0.86	0.17	1.21
PKE	PARK AEROSPACE CORP	$13.06	37,922	-48.71%	13.19	13.03	13.38	13.96	13.83	45.68	64.09	73.77	49.42	75.23	-0.06	-0.09	0.03	0.72
HEI	HEICO CORP	$257.19	374,104	-21.18%	246.41	247.27	253.18	245.85	249.51	56.94	80.34	71.23	100.00	94.56	-1.05	-2.08	1.04	0.93
SARO	STANDARDAERO INC	$27.11	1,434,384	28.62%	26.07	25.22	26.72	26.28	N/A	56.80	93.87	96.71	100.00	100.00	0.09	-0.25	0.34	1.08
ERJ	EMBRAER SA	$45.79	609,436	-31.04%	44.47	43.39	46.71	42.92	38.43	53.74	94.37	94.83	98.82	99.61	-0.20	-0.71	0.52	1.40
LHX	L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	$219.91	868,875	-18.07%	217.60	215.07	211.57	212.59	225.72	58.57	78.98	80.34	61.35	67.30	2.38	2.07	0.31	0.48
EH	EHANG HOLDINGS LTD	$17.20	722,396	96.17%	16.24	16.02	20.09	18.52	16.48	48.11	87.85	86.69	96.44	96.99	-0.83	-1.24	0.41	1.68
CW	CURTISS WRIGHT CORP	$350.28	251,774	4.43%	333.27	320.52	320.79	338.52	332.71	66.77	91.73	90.44	100.00	100.00	6.61	2.82	3.79	1.00
TDG	TRANSDIGM GROUP INC	$1,434.19	226,717	4.21%	1,370.11	1,337.32	1,347.50	1,324.42	1,322.24	64.66	96.49	97.33	100.00	100.00	18.69	6.48	12.21	1.10
MOG.A	MOOG INC	$169.55	137,379	-13.46%	165.89	163.30	168.99	182.87	190.63	52.81	62.99	63.85	85.47	83.14	-0.84	-1.90	1.06	1.10
AIR	AAR CORP	$55.10	226,521	-22.79%	52.79	52.45	59.72	62.85	63.79	49.01	79.83	77.29	96.00	97.33	-1.76	-2.50	0.75	1.26
BYRN	BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC	$22.57	306,797	-17.20%	22.15	19.88	20.76	24.50	19.47	59.67	86.07	88.24	80.69	85.60	0.83	0.38	0.45	0.79
AXON	AXON ENTERPRISE INC	$621.10	447,718	-13.87%	587.63	566.19	550.17	589.53	507.26	64.31	96.31	95.81	100.00	99.57	16.08	8.98	7.10	1.19
HII	HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	$227.48	1,062,359	41.86%	223.70	213.11	200.86	194.98	221.72	66.39	85.41	91.78	82.78	94.23	8.22	7.16	1.06	0.62
VSEC	VSE CORP	$117.05	221,725	-2.22%	111.40	111.28	113.84	108.08	101.69	55.64	82.69	79.20	95.89	97.26	0.11	-0.69	0.80	1.21
AZ	A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP	$7.86	104,688	5.43%	7.58	7.41	7.24	7.02	5.13	57.94	46.59	43.86	32.52	24.77	0.13	0.13	0.00	1.08
SATL	SATELLOGIC INC	$4.03	959,968	8.39%	3.80	3.73	3.58	3.48	2.28	54.76	62.29	61.10	60.38	58.53	0.10	0.07	0.03	0.95
KRMN	KARMAN HOLDINGS INC	$36.30	736,099	8.41%	34.71	32.76	32.63	N/A	N/A	61.21	90.06	91.71	88.99	87.61	0.95	0.64	0.30	1.32
BA	BOEING CO	$182.89	7,283,859	16.23%	174.08	162.55	166.49	170.53	165.76	64.33	95.07	95.18	98.70	99.19	4.86	1.74	3.12	1.33
POWW	AMMO INC	$1.96	533,525	-63.03%	1.79	1.56	1.52	1.46	1.44	75.13	96.02	95.36	93.43	90.70	0.14	0.08	0.06	1.10
HXL	HEXCEL CORP	$48.53	1,234,847	-21.56%	49.82	50.31	55.26	60.02	60.97	37.30	45.00	51.50	35.81	56.70	-1.78	-1.86	0.08	1.20
SPAI	SAFE PRO GROUP INC	$3.24	19,993	-29.20%	3.23	2.67	2.98	3.24	N/A	56.31	59.81	62.40	55.92	59.17	0.18	0.08	0.10	1.10
NOC	NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP	$486.67	1,190,709	-9.29%	488.33	501.13	490.67	482.27	494.50	46.37	36.94	34.59	30.79	27.95	-4.54	-0.57	-3.98	0.31
EVTL	VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD	$3.80	77,035	-32.52%	3.61	3.44	3.76	5.75	6.47	53.92	81.91	85.43	83.66	88.38	-0.01	-0.10	0.09	0.96
AVAV	AEROVIRONMENT INC	$155.21	385,983	46.86%	149.64	140.49	136.34	151.45	173.02	64.06	85.70	85.97	89.39	90.07	5.48	3.90	1.58	1.08
MNTS	MOMENTUS INC	$1.84	56,752	12.33%	1.83	1.87	2.12	4.32	6.30	42.22	23.40	28.07	54.26	62.83	-0.12	-0.16	0.04	1.67
PRZO	PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$0.87	1,968,403	-18.42%	0.71	0.65	0.76	1.28	0.96	61.74	73.24	78.07	94.58	95.77	0.00	-0.04	0.04	0.37
SKYH	SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP	$10.72	89,849	-6.23%	10.91	11.15	11.24	11.53	11.28	43.68	24.73	28.24	21.05	30.82	-0.22	-0.15	-0.07	0.21
SPCE	VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC	$2.87	949,758	-5.75%	2.79	2.69	3.23	4.36	5.50	47.56	72.91	81.03	77.88	86.51	-0.10	-0.18	0.08	1.89
DPRO	DRAGANFLY INC	$2.88	78,445	450.45%	2.72	2.52	2.58	3.17	3.13	58.20	86.65	85.83	97.65	97.94	0.06	0.01	0.05	0.98
SWBI	SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC	$9.22	735,380	126.18%	9.50	9.23	9.74	10.14	12.02	44.03	72.05	78.69	60.72	79.21	-0.03	-0.08	0.05	0.78
PL	PLANET LABS PBC	$3.35	2,713,073	12.36%	3.26	3.26	3.77	4.27	3.38	47.04	65.69	63.70	85.50	91.94	-0.13	-0.20	0.07	1.70
KITT	NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC	$1.04	1,002,870	-36.73%	1.01	0.99	1.04	1.42	1.61	50.12	36.71	40.20	67.70	75.17	-0.01	-0.03	0.02	0.65
RKLB	ROCKET LAB USA INC	$22.12	8,297,493	-20.22%	21.10	20.00	19.68	23.23	16.68	57.77	71.29	78.11	79.10	87.47	0.68	0.32	0.36	1.81
SIDU	SIDUS SPACE INC	$1.58	110,098	-36.24%	1.53	1.42	1.66	2.30	2.39	53.25	79.39	82.26	87.84	90.90	-0.02	-0.06	0.05	1.65
LUNR	INTUITIVE MACHINES INC	$8.62	4,573,871	31.93%	8.07	7.82	9.42	13.71	10.52	51.58	83.05	85.82	90.84	93.75	-0.24	-0.52	0.29	0.50
EVEX	EVE HOLDING INC	$3.51	184,665	-0.20%	3.65	3.57	3.64	4.25	3.69	46.67	58.17	69.96	32.49	55.21	0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.65
SPR	SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$35.97	1,647,042	-9.86%	34.90	33.38	33.86	33.82	33.52	65.44	97.14	97.41	99.41	99.77	0.64	0.27	0.37	1.43
VTSI	VIRTRA INC	$4.64	54,564	-33.48%	4.08	4.15	4.87	5.73	6.34	56.53	84.94	73.39	98.73	99.58	-0.13	-0.27	0.14	0.63
RDW	REDWIRE CORP	$10.95	705,532	-19.58%	10.54	9.74	11.12	14.57	11.22	53.06	75.85	82.60	86.19	92.55	-0.01	-0.36	0.35	1.76
ACHR	ARCHER AVIATION INC	$8.48	24,205,063	-15.58%	8.12	7.52	7.80	8.59	6.27	57.32	82.29	86.82	72.34	84.99	0.24	0.06	0.19	1.84
SHMD	SCHMID GROUP NV	$4.03	39,407	-45.19%	3.51	3.31	3.08	2.89	3.20	69.41	84.86	83.85	99.08	99.13	0.22	0.13	0.09	0.06
TGI	TRIUMPH GROUP INC	$25.50	1,118,671	36.02%	25.17	25.01	25.22	22.74	18.86	62.46	97.30	97.33	97.30	98.20	0.11	0.05	0.06	1.64
HOVR	NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD	$0.50	55,887	-27.03%	0.50	0.46	0.49	0.64	0.61	51.22	87.73	89.58	85.27	92.24	0.00	-0.01	0.01	0.62
SIF	SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC	$2.74	10,471	-12.49%	2.57	2.57	2.80	3.24	3.62	54.74	71.63	73.29	97.34	96.24	-0.04	-0.09	0.05	0.23
RAIN	RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC	$4.68	116,050	-14.05%	3.23	2.80	2.40	4.57	7.84	85.74	81.58	82.29	100.00	100.00	0.44	0.21	0.23	-0.01
AIRI	AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP	$3.64	5,350	-8.72%	3.36	3.29	3.62	3.97	4.53	57.98	81.34	89.77	94.08	96.30	-0.03	-0.10	0.08	0.50
OPXS	OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC	$6.35	13,010	298.96%	6.12	5.84	5.79	6.43	7.30	63.26	91.17	87.26	87.49	85.87	0.16	0.07	0.09	0.34
ASTC	ASTROTECH CORP	$5.82	4,728	73.82%	5.90	5.99	6.27	6.56	7.43	38.85	20.61	23.60	49.08	54.78	-0.13	-0.13	0.01	0.40
KWE	KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC	$4.99	343,995	174.81%	4.72	4.69	6.67	9.74	22.15	46.57	20.89	19.49	55.58	53.32	-0.52	-0.68	0.16	1.15
GPUS	HYPERSCALE DATA INC	$1.42	131,365	-10.20%	1.78	2.10	2.45	3.62	5.68	29.48	7.66	4.69	3.34	1.11	-0.31	-0.24	-0.07	1.46
CODA	CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC	$6.71	68,331	815.97%	6.53	6.35	6.66	7.44	7.61	55.10	66.15	72.84	81.80	90.87	0.04	-0.05	0.09	0.43

Defense Stocks FAQ

What are the best defense stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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. Tat Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT)

Tat Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT) is the #1 top defense stock out of 74 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Tat Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Tat Technologies (NASDAQ:TATT) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 8 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

TATT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Tat Technologies has seen its stock return 138.45% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 123 percentage points.

Tat Technologies has an average 1 year price target of $35.00, an upside of 19.82% from Tat Technologies's current stock price of $29.21.

Tat Technologies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Tat Technologies, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT)

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) is the #2 top defense stock out of 74 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 13 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

ESLT passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Elbit Systems has seen its stock return 103.12% over the past year, overperforming other defense stocks by 88 percentage points.

3. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

Textron (NYSE:TXT) is the #3 top defense stock out of 74 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Textron (NYSE:TXT) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Textron (NYSE:TXT) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the defense industry average of 31.

TXT passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Textron has seen its stock lose -17.11% over the past year, underperforming other defense stocks by -33 percentage points.

Textron has an average 1 year price target of $86.38, an upside of 22.92% from Textron's current stock price of $70.27.

Textron stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Textron, 37.5% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 12.5% have issued a Buy, 37.5% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 12.5% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the defense stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 20 defense stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 defense stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG)

Transdigm Group (NYSE:TDG) has an annual dividend yield of 5.23%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.36%.

Transdigm Group's dividend payout ratio of 264.5% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI)

Smith & Wesson Brands (NASDAQ:SWBI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.23%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.36%. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Smith & Wesson Brands's dividend payout ratio of 78.5% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE)

Park Aerospace (NYSE:PKE) has an annual dividend yield of 2.91%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the defense industry average of 1.36%. Park Aerospace's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Park Aerospace's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Park Aerospace's dividend payout ratio of 138.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are defense stocks up?

Defense stocks were up 1.06% in the last day, and up 3.84% over the last week. Leonardo Drs was the among the top gainers in the aerospace & defense industry, gaining 8.85% yesterday.

Leonardo shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 financial results.

What are the most undervalued defense stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued defense stocks right now are:

1. Cpi Aerostructures (NYSEMKT:CVU)

Cpi Aerostructures (NYSEMKT:CVU) is the most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Cpi Aerostructures has a valuation score of 43, which is 23 points higher than the defense industry average of 20. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Cpi Aerostructures's stock has gained 25.38% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the defense industry by 10 percentage points.

2. V2x (NYSE:VVX)

V2x (NYSE:VVX) is the second most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

V2x has a valuation score of 29, which is 9 points higher than the defense industry average of 20. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

V2x's stock has dropped -0.58% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -16 percentage points.

3. Textron (NYSE:TXT)

Textron (NYSE:TXT) is the third most undervalued defense stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Textron has a valuation score of 57, which is 37 points higher than the defense industry average of 20. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Textron's stock has dropped -17.11% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the defense industry by -33 percentage points.

Are defense stocks a good buy now?

56.6% of defense stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect defense stocks to rise by 9.55% over the next year.

4.76% of defense stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25.4% of defense stocks are rated B (Buy), 44.44% are rated C (Hold), 17.46% are rated D (Sell), and 7.94% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the aerospace & defense industry?

The average P/E ratio of the aerospace & defense industry is 41.84x.

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