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 59th 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $34.85 | -2.68% | 4.22% | 17.02% | 43.83% | 113.67% | 85.57% | 201.73% | 215.38% | -24.03% | $36.32 | $14.13 | 4.05% | 146.64% | 1.29 | 781,000 | -52.61% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $76.53 | 0.17% | 3.74% | 15.85% | 29.08% | 20.16% | 33.61% | 67.17% | 110.25% | 223.59% | $78.16 | $51.76 | 2.09% | 47.87% | 0.98 | 127,000 | 45.14% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $12.64 | 2.68% | 7.48% | 70.58% | 96.88% | 65.45% | 100.63% | 85.61% | 145.44% | 306.43% | $12.90 | $5.25 | 2.02% | 140.76% | 0.60 | 297,000 | 21.22% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $77.38 | -0.54% | 2.40% | 1.12% | 7.49% | -4.37% | -10.00% | 28.95% | 128.66% | 70.03% | $94.57 | $57.70 | 18.17% | 34.11% | 1.09 | 1,407,000 | -1.33% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $454.90 | 5.43% | 8.25% | 19.24% | 26.15% | 80.93% | 152.76% | 130.74% | 214.90% | 492.55% | $468.08 | $175.30 | 2.82% | 159.50% | 0.46 | 371,000 | 192.13% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $48.29 | -3.01% | 3.83% | -2.25% | -5.31% | 32.27% | 64.14% | 446.89% | 621.82% | 55.52% | $56.61 | $25.24 | 14.70% | 91.32% | 1.30 | 2,026,000 | 42.28% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $473.32 | -0.18% | 4.60% | 19.78% | 50.67% | 29.00% | 75.97% | 256.93% | 393.61% | 553.22% | $478.99 | $258.85 | 1.18% | 82.85% | 0.94 | 274,000 | 15.13% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $486.45 | 3.66% | 0.99% | 5.79% | 3.96% | -1.66% | 6.08% | 14.75% | 30.32% | 156.13% | $618.95 | $418.88 | 21.41% | 16.13% | 0.31 | 2,730,000 | 60.49% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $11.26 | -3.35% | -4.82% | -11.72% | -13.58% | -25.28% | 34.85% | 4.26% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $8.00 | 37.12% | 40.84% | 0.88 | 44,400 | 46.05% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $44.57 | -1.50% | -1.02% | -14.29% | -8.33% | -20.14% | -2.47% | 34.73% | -16.57% | 85.63% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 36.10% | 8.51% | 0.79 | 161,000 | -17.86% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $232.06 | -1.23% | -1.09% | 14.13% | 31.21% | 32.53% | 25.64% | 149.71% | 194.04% | 329.03% | $236.87 | $145.98 | 2.03% | 58.97% | 1.04 | 481,000 | -19.57% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $46.07 | 1.72% | 3.78% | 13.36% | 46.95% | 35.14% | 86.59% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $46.96 | $22.73 | 1.90% | 102.68% | 0.92 | 1,168,000 | 59.78% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $283.00 | 1.10% | 2.36% | 3.66% | 8.36% | 7.56% | -3.25% | 30.10% | 84.86% | 99.27% | $316.90 | $239.20 | 10.70% | 18.31% | 0.58 | 1,649,000 | 118.70% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $171.20 | -0.19% | -2.38% | 8.15% | 39.45% | 50.93% | 106.76% | 431.84% | 1,079.06% | 375.56% | $177.25 | $76.83 | 3.41% | 122.83% | 1.18 | 2,418,000 | 6.01% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $138.07 | 0.21% | 6.44% | 28.81% | 42.24% | 14.19% | 55.10% | 164.55% | 132.68% | 312.03% | $139.54 | $84.21 | 1.05% | 63.96% | 0.76 | 1,152,000 | -32.83% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $145.69 | 3.34% | 4.74% | 11.45% | 12.76% | 23.73% | 38.71% | 58.44% | 117.29% | 27.12% | $146.02 | $99.07 | 0.23% | 47.06% | 0.68 | 11,754,000 | 152.07% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $26.81 | -1.97% | 0.71% | 3.16% | 13.41% | 15.16% | 46.82% | 10.51% | 54.26% | 120.48% | $27.62 | $15.95 | 2.93% | 68.09% | 1.20 | 462,000 | 66.19% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $34.40 | -4.84% | -0.26% | -4.47% | -1.46% | -2.49% | 1.30% | 77.41% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 14.60% | 27.06% | 0.82 | 570,000 | 117.56% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $305.50 | 0.45% | 0.71% | 13.84% | 21.73% | 18.92% | 34.61% | 124.93% | 180.07% | 939.33% | $307.27 | $216.68 | 0.58% | 40.99% | 0.89 | 420,000 | -13.22% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $37.55 | -0.82% | 4.51% | 1.51% | -6.52% | 3.22% | -11.90% | -41.96% | -47.56% | -32.21% | $46.40 | $32.74 | 19.07% | 14.69% | 0.50 | 150,000 | 37.61% |
| MOG.A | MOOG INC | $181.52 | 0.57% | -2.25% | -1.98% | 5.53% | -10.46% | 10.13% | 127.70% | 237.65% | 164.61% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 20.36% | 26.35% | 1.01 | 302,000 | 33.04% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $83.41 | -1.16% | -7.24% | -10.45% | 31.46% | 5.40% | 40.04% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $51.50 | 16.31% | 61.96% | 1.38 | 1,265,000 | 12.95% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $41.76 | 1.26% | 3.19% | 23.62% | 41.46% | 55.59% | 107.86% | 197.22% | 137.41% | 517.75% | $42.73 | $17.91 | 2.27% | 133.17% | 1.17 | 2,787,000 | 77.18% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $6.16 | -2.07% | -5.67% | -3.90% | 24.19% | -10.98% | -24.42% | 25.20% | 73.03% | N/A | $9.40 | $3.57 | 34.47% | 72.55% | 0.60 | 40,700 | -46.45% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $256.99 | 2.64% | 5.21% | 17.69% | 21.69% | 15.16% | 17.24% | 10.18% | 36.62% | 229.39% | $265.74 | $193.09 | 3.29% | 33.09% | 0.47 | 3,051,000 | 128.37% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $26.29 | 1.27% | -3.35% | -21.45% | 4.49% | -0.64% | 74.11% | 345.59% | 595.13% | 289.48% | $36.49 | $12.61 | 27.95% | 108.49% | 0.51 | 146,000 | 40.38% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $30.41 | -1.17% | -0.39% | 1.88% | 4.93% | 16.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 11.55% | 42.70% | 1.10 | 2,362,000 | -4.37% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $29.82 | -5.54% | -4.88% | 20.92% | 54.11% | 20.88% | 172.83% | 229.87% | 80.73% | 728.33% | $34.78 | $7.79 | 14.26% | 282.80% | 0.96 | 403,000 | -14.62% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $47.41 | -0.13% | 2.07% | 18.05% | 54.23% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $48.31 | $25.03 | 1.86% | 89.45% | 1.29 | 414,000 | -24.73% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $95.27 | -0.33% | 8.31% | 11.24% | 7.92% | 2.46% | 26.04% | 46.46% | 9.14% | 31.23% | $103.93 | $69.58 | 8.33% | 36.92% | 0.60 | 61,000 | 81.55% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $68.63 | -0.20% | 2.62% | 11.81% | 3.67% | 8.56% | 1.70% | 56.12% | 198.91% | 132.09% | $76.34 | $46.51 | 10.10% | 47.56% | 1.12 | 272,000 | -3.89% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.71 | -3.71% | 6.13% | 17.98% | 68.44% | -25.94% | -19.37% | -87.83% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 64.29% | 106.88% | 1.00 | 892,000 | -12.46% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $52.98 | 2.73% | -0.30% | 13.37% | 17.52% | 39.90% | 83.83% | -11.93% | -33.39% | 275.48% | $54.32 | $26.48 | 2.47% | 100.11% | 0.81 | 1,008,000 | 34.94% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $7.73 | 8.72% | 18.02% | 12.19% | 16.77% | -9.38% | 20.97% | 46.12% | 47.52% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 21.84% | 34.20% | 0.38 | 207,000 | 409.85% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $780.63 | 0.70% | -1.42% | 7.71% | 46.03% | 21.04% | 165.99% | 769.20% | 677.91% | 2,136.12% | $806.64 | $279.02 | 3.22% | 179.78% | 1.16 | 359,000 | 2.57% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $5.37 | -1.65% | -8.05% | 42.06% | 35.26% | 33.92% | 182.63% | 4.88% | N/A | N/A | $6.71 | $1.73 | 19.97% | 210.40% | 1.68 | 8,395,000 | -69.27% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,439.61 | 0.26% | -1.79% | 1.68% | 8.22% | 14.33% | 8.76% | 163.90% | 213.14% | 539.46% | $1.49k | $1.18k | 3.29% | 22.38% | 1.03 | 318,000 | -10.92% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $14.00 | 0.21% | -1.27% | 2.94% | 5.18% | -6.17% | 5.18% | 11.46% | 20.48% | -35.16% | $15.57 | $11.96 | 10.08% | 17.06% | 0.70 | 75,000 | 209.92% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $200.32 | -1.68% | -4.97% | -1.52% | 25.73% | 18.08% | 10.86% | 72.90% | 4.91% | 40.78% | $218.80 | $128.88 | 8.45% | 55.43% | 1.22 | 16,093,000 | -47.39% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $232.73 | 1.58% | 2.76% | 3.10% | 19.04% | 21.13% | -3.13% | 12.25% | 27.82% | 99.43% | $285.81 | $158.88 | 18.57% | 46.48% | 0.57 | 456,000 | 38.60% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $137.95 | -1.85% | 3.23% | 4.08% | 22.49% | 27.48% | 68.83% | 294.71% | 389.53% | 404.11% | $140.64 | $73.36 | 1.91% | 88.05% | 1.15 | 180,000 | 37.40% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $9.13 | -2.77% | 1.67% | 0.66% | 39.82% | 29.69% | 856.02% | 22.96% | N/A | N/A | $9.93 | $0.85 | 8.06% | 974.12% | 1.07 | 118,000 | -9.92% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $54.75 | -2.11% | -2.91% | 2.18% | -1.28% | -14.12% | -13.68% | 5.98% | 18.23% | 9.59% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 22.94% | 20.93% | 1.14 | 768,000 | -43.32% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.22 | 0.31% | -7.47% | -21.27% | -4.45% | -8.13% | 195.41% | -22.97% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.72 | 41.35% | 347.22% | 0.98 | 997,000 | -15.37% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $516.72 | 3.94% | 5.58% | 9.78% | 5.33% | 7.65% | 22.03% | 12.16% | 64.76% | 223.03% | $555.57 | $422.19 | 6.99% | 22.39% | 0.28 | 1,844,000 | 190.39% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.29 | -8.51% | -23.67% | -32.46% | -23.21% | -78.21% | -82.99% | -99.92% | -99.98% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.27 | 95.48% | 1.57% | 1.79 | 332,000 | 74.74% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $16.65 | -1.65% | 2.40% | -13.46% | -23.52% | 8.54% | 15.54% | 88.56% | 29.57% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.40 | 44.05% | 60.10% | 1.74 | 1,013,000 | -9.15% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $9.73 | -1.82% | -0.71% | -18.51% | -4.23% | -28.93% | 7.16% | 65.48% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $8.26 | 32.99% | 17.80% | 0.22 | 135,000 | 56.98% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $19.08 | -1.24% | 3.41% | 67.52% | 103.41% | 58.60% | 189.97% | 428.53% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 28.43% | 291.79% | 1.77 | 2,654,000 | 38.45% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $195.10 | 2.62% | 2.21% | 17.11% | 57.35% | 24.66% | -9.47% | 134.10% | 183.91% | 629.35% | $236.60 | $102.25 | 17.54% | 90.81% | 1.05 | 774,000 | 128.32% |
| KWE | KWESST MICRO SYSTEMS INC | $6.75 | 5.30% | 16.38% | 27.36% | -11.34% | -49.30% | -93.99% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $128.10 | $3.86 | 94.73% | 74.73% | 1.13 | 374,000 | 285.57% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.38 | -4.83% | 4.55% | -31.34% | -2.13% | 31.43% | -45.02% | -65.93% | -46.09% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 35.36% | 44.81% | 1.15 | 552,000 | -24.07% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.40 | 19.66% | 27.27% | 64.51% | 84.21% | 2.19% | 133.33% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 55.70% | 185.71% | 0.39 | 10,145,000 | 665.08% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.51 | -1.68% | 7.46% | 8.35% | 7.03% | -4.63% | -34.88% | -27.57% | -42.51% | -33.35% | $16.85 | $8.38 | 37.63% | 25.49% | 0.83 | 418,000 | 0.00% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $2.42 | 0.41% | -18.52% | 26.04% | -0.41% | -44.50% | -56.00% | -89.24% | N/A | N/A | $6.09 | $1.55 | 60.24% | 56.13% | 0.98 | 1,827,000 | 3.81% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.87 | 36.50% | 100.00% | 308.30% | 289.58% | 161.54% | 149.33% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.32 | $0.24 | 19.40% | 679.17% | 0.49 | 18,546,000 | 629.87% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $10.45 | -4.04% | -10.76% | -10.15% | 55.97% | -10.57% | 159.31% | 7.51% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.15 | 58.12% | 231.75% | 0.56 | 4,170,000 | -6.84% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.00 | -0.33% | -6.83% | -3.23% | -7.98% | -53.70% | -79.46% | -97.35% | -99.02% | N/A | $12.72 | $2.18 | 76.42% | 37.61% | 1.91 | 2,269,000 | -45.60% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $36.82 | -1.71% | -2.95% | -1.29% | 10.94% | 11.68% | 25.32% | 35.52% | 31.45% | -32.80% | $39.00 | $27.00 | 5.59% | 36.37% | 1.30 | 1,082,000 | -21.99% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.99 | -14.83% | -1.96% | -10.48% | 37.79% | 19.07% | 205.50% | 150.38% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 28.23% | 254.13% | 1.87 | 111,011,000 | 309.82% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $4.49 | 1.13% | -5.67% | -33.18% | 95.22% | -34.64% | -56.07% | -99.99% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $12.05 | $1.23 | 62.75% | 264.45% | 1.21 | 613,000 | 157.56% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.54 | -4.94% | 0.00% | -6.67% | -12.00% | 7.69% | -42.96% | -98.91% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.14 | 79.87% | 35.09% | 1.65 | 278,000 | -2.80% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.95 | -11.59% | -1.46% | -9.90% | -7.25% | -4.64% | -83.63% | -99.74% | N/A | N/A | $7.18 | $0.82 | 86.82% | 15.37% | 0.72 | 1,217,000 | -43.34% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $25.41 | -3.75% | -12.14% | 16.40% | 44.62% | 4.05% | 458.46% | 521.27% | N/A | N/A | $33.34 | $4.20 | 23.79% | 505.72% | 1.82 | 15,594,000 | 20.25% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $5.07 | -8.65% | -6.97% | 29.01% | 54.57% | 7.64% | 7.87% | -35.90% | N/A | N/A | $6.09 | $2.33 | 16.75% | 117.60% | 0.69 | 264,000 | 71.43% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.67 | -2.55% | -4.30% | -16.56% | -0.37% | -17.34% | -36.43% | -73.17% | N/A | N/A | $5.17 | $1.86 | 48.36% | 43.55% | 0.02 | 2,900 | -34.09% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $3.01 | 2.73% | 8.66% | -4.75% | -7.38% | -32.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 53.69% | 104.76% | 1.03 | 31,800 | 16.06% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.41 | -3.67% | 0.89% | -5.01% | -14.54% | -24.89% | -2.57% | -48.33% | -71.58% | -96.79% | $9.44 | $3.00 | 63.88% | 13.67% | 0.48 | 32,800 | -21.90% |
| TGI | TRIUMPH GROUP INC | $25.80 | -0.23% | -0.27% | 0.58% | 1.82% | 40.07% | 76.95% | 92.68% | 153.44% | -61.82% | $25.96 | $11.01 | 0.62% | 134.33% | 1.44 | 4,581,000 | 155.78% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $54.37 | 9.84% | -3.74% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $47.50 | 26.48% | 14.46% | -14.68 | 3,655,000 | -61.67% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.60 | -1.23% | -3.61% | -4.29% | -13.71% | -18.25% | -36.58% | -59.61% | -93.19% | -98.76% | $12.29 | $5.39 | 54.43% | 3.90% | 0.39 | 3,100 | -41.51% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $9.01 | -5.16% | -5.65% | 14.91% | 63.82% | 8.55% | 15.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $11.20 | $5.36 | 19.55% | 68.10% | 0.42 | 84,600 | 26.27% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $2.92 | 1.04% | -1.68% | -17.75% | -8.46% | -21.29% | 24.79% | 80.25% | -2.34% | -73.04% | $5.85 | $2.16 | 50.09% | 35.19% | 0.69 | 31,200 | -1.89% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $3.48 | 1.46% | -1.58% | -41.81% | 66.51% | -69.12% | -68.19% | -64.14% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 74.60% | 98.86% | -0.01 | 3,600 | -10.00% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $3.69 | -4.16% | 3.07% | 5.91% | 29.93% | -4.77% | 7.08% | 9.82% | -11.51% | -75.07% | $5.96 | $2.33 | 38.09% | 58.37% | 0.39 | 19,000 | -19.49% |
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