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 78th 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 | $251.02 | 0.85% | 2.22% | 13.68% | 24.67% | 41.18% | 29.68% | 188.99% | 219.40% | 302.60% | $252.79 | $143.67 | 0.70% | 74.72% | 1.01 | 159,000 | -28.05% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $55.21 | -0.56% | -0.49% | 4.45% | -2.30% | 20.70% | 13.98% | 39.56% | 16.01% | 157.87% | $63.74 | $41.08 | 13.38% | 34.41% | 0.79 | 203,000 | -45.58% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $90.50 | -0.42% | 4.83% | 9.84% | 9.02% | 16.77% | 18.39% | 28.53% | 87.33% | 111.55% | $91.21 | $57.70 | 0.78% | 56.85% | 1.07 | 1,126,000 | -21.04% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $55.35 | -0.65% | 6.05% | 9.67% | 30.20% | 65.37% | 251.21% | 483.86% | 322.84% | 80.39% | $56.72 | $15.43 | 2.42% | 258.72% | 1.24 | 393,000 | -43.70% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $354.52 | 0.28% | 8.48% | 14.39% | 28.44% | 49.52% | 86.19% | 54.09% | 112.86% | 176.06% | $360.20 | $158.88 | 1.58% | 123.14% | 0.58 | 645,000 | -25.61% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $42.30 | -1.17% | 1.34% | 3.63% | 14.42% | 29.00% | 30.11% | 110.34% | N/A | N/A | $46.64 | $27.07 | 9.31% | 56.24% | 0.83 | 178,000 | -34.32% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $185.76 | 0.04% | 3.24% | 7.25% | 15.71% | 27.40% | 59.27% | 87.07% | 162.67% | 92.90% | $188.00 | $112.27 | 1.19% | 65.46% | 0.63 | 3,355,000 | 4.58% |
| EMBJ | EMBRAER SA | $64.84 | 0.53% | -0.23% | 6.40% | 6.79% | 21.70% | 79.51% | 489.45% | 883.92% | 121.15% | $67.44 | $35.82 | 3.86% | 81.02% | 1.26 | 885,000 | 30.53% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $316.17 | 0.31% | 7.39% | 21.05% | 32.24% | 30.83% | 85.74% | 236.21% | 160.27% | 523.61% | $317.56 | $146.82 | 0.44% | 115.35% | 1.02 | 582,000 | -22.09% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $297.83 | 0.93% | 5.30% | 8.14% | 4.07% | 18.61% | 39.81% | 44.41% | 60.25% | 239.14% | $308.12 | $193.09 | 3.34% | 54.24% | 0.44 | 1,052,000 | 14.47% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $177.62 | -0.44% | 2.55% | 1.72% | -0.22% | 25.03% | 58.76% | 204.98% | 190.23% | 459.43% | $218.50 | $84.21 | 18.71% | 110.93% | 0.82 | 759,000 | 16.23% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $580.06 | -0.79% | 1.99% | 2.56% | 0.52% | 16.09% | 24.16% | 8.47% | 92.93% | 205.29% | $640.90 | $426.24 | 9.49% | 36.09% | 0.24 | 565,000 | 6.60% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $482.55 | -0.21% | 1.15% | 6.98% | -0.85% | 2.14% | -0.81% | -0.15% | 37.24% | 121.42% | $516.00 | $410.11 | 6.48% | 17.66% | 0.25 | 864,000 | -22.93% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $18.93 | 3.84% | 59.08% | 104.43% | 53.40% | 49.64% | 136.63% | 125.09% | 189.89% | 593.41% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 5.35% | 257.17% | 0.74 | 1,093,000 | -8.99% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $343.84 | -0.39% | 1.88% | 1.69% | 6.39% | 21.79% | 29.66% | 38.70% | 132.09% | 145.79% | $360.50 | $239.20 | 4.62% | 43.75% | 0.57 | 1,247,000 | 4.09% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $97.87 | -0.72% | 4.74% | 12.15% | 4.22% | 20.34% | 58.47% | 101.30% | 83.83% | 489.93% | $101.47 | $51.76 | 3.55% | 89.10% | 0.97 | 95,000 | -34.03% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $34.62 | -0.43% | 4.53% | 2.94% | -19.68% | -22.60% | 5.48% | 163.27% | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $28.17 | 29.79% | 22.90% | 0.92 | 552,000 | -21.26% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.20 | -0.49% | -4.67% | 18.74% | 5.92% | 17.44% | 3.55% | 16.97% | -43.65% | -53.72% | $11.50 | $7.73 | 11.30% | 31.95% | 0.85 | 371,000 | -17.19% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $209.57 | 0.67% | 7.37% | 4.72% | 8.26% | 19.32% | 89.59% | 436.53% | 654.66% | 585.54% | $211.95 | $105.04 | 1.12% | 99.51% | 1.16 | 951,000 | -50.39% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $68.66 | -1.55% | 0.31% | 5.05% | -12.67% | -16.72% | -7.58% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 31.11% | 10.55% | 1.34 | 391,000 | -30.80% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $337.89 | 0.99% | 8.89% | 10.43% | 5.60% | 5.86% | 41.78% | 119.14% | 156.66% | 1,129.41% | $339.81 | $216.68 | 0.57% | 55.94% | 0.88 | 639,000 | 2.73% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $14.29 | 1.28% | -0.14% | 5.34% | 9.00% | 36.10% | 87.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 19.54% | 166.60% | 0.63 | 14,700 | -65.81% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $43.80 | 1.25% | 9.91% | 10.80% | 5.39% | 61.62% | 68.72% | 715.64% | 884.27% | 491.89% | $45.75 | $22.57 | 4.26% | 94.06% | 0.58 | 66,500 | -25.28% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $9.26 | -3.14% | 0.00% | 8.69% | 14.75% | 16.92% | 17.81% | 30.53% | 54.08% | N/A | $10.54 | $5.76 | 12.14% | 60.76% | 0.40 | 33,500 | -63.59% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $85.44 | -0.86% | 4.85% | 7.24% | 9.05% | 24.97% | 42.73% | 99.21% | 137.60% | 223.88% | $89.69 | $46.51 | 4.73% | 83.70% | 1.11 | 203,000 | -29.02% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.67 | 2.51% | 7.31% | 36.94% | 43.92% | 17.63% | -4.92% | 12.92% | -4.43% | -62.13% | $5.85 | $2.02 | 37.26% | 81.68% | 0.73 | 153,000 | -3.16% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $75.07 | 2.12% | 4.55% | 12.60% | -0.36% | 44.84% | 86.28% | 72.57% | -14.29% | 290.18% | $85.33 | $39.42 | 12.02% | 90.44% | 0.89 | 590,000 | 5.36% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $31.40 | 0.51% | 8.13% | 20.86% | 9.79% | 19.53% | 27.90% | 64.40% | 15.91% | 179.86% | $31.68 | $20.36 | 0.88% | 54.22% | 1.20 | 720,000 | 10.43% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $29.40 | -0.47% | 7.22% | 17.37% | 9.21% | -1.87% | 15.75% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.97 | $21.31 | 8.04% | 37.96% | 1.14 | 710,000 | -44.40% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $82.30 | 0.94% | 12.54% | 11.05% | -1.91% | 88.63% | 216.66% | 771.82% | 213.52% | 1,883.13% | $112.57 | $23.90 | 26.89% | 244.35% | 1.21 | 2,251,000 | -31.64% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $569.54 | 0.26% | 4.70% | 4.24% | 9.91% | 19.64% | 60.22% | 245.18% | 403.08% | 729.75% | $612.28 | $266.88 | 6.98% | 113.41% | 0.92 | 193,000 | -14.98% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $580.10 | 1.24% | 10.90% | 22.64% | 16.25% | 31.97% | 121.26% | 241.07% | 357.10% | 576.34% | $581.81 | $255.01 | 0.29% | 127.48% | 0.43 | 128,000 | 12.28% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.83 | 0.55% | -9.85% | 3.98% | 24.49% | 35.56% | 86.16% | 7.65% | -49.86% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.97 | 14.29% | 88.66% | 1.28 | 206,000 | -3.74% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $79.98 | 1.41% | 19.04% | 25.16% | 16.40% | 69.63% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $88.82 | $25.03 | 9.95% | 219.60% | 1.41 | 965,000 | -50.33% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $76.48 | 0.66% | 5.77% | 4.87% | 23.61% | 39.21% | 22.45% | 31.77% | 56.79% | 62.90% | $79.20 | $45.28 | 3.43% | 68.92% | 1.11 | 1,118,000 | 29.25% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,314.52 | 0.98% | 3.46% | -1.59% | 1.17% | -10.62% | 1.85% | 111.91% | 114.83% | 477.73% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 19.05% | 11.06% | 1.01 | 231,000 | -10.12% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $32.27 | 0.72% | 1.03% | 9.06% | -23.84% | -10.21% | -6.81% | -37.46% | -52.16% | -46.75% | $48.18 | $28.33 | 33.02% | 13.91% | 0.53 | 333,000 | -4.03% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $21.44 | -2.37% | 3.73% | 13.02% | 11.38% | 54.13% | 49.72% | 85.63% | 61.32% | 41.33% | $22.55 | $11.97 | 4.92% | 79.19% | 0.73 | 149,000 | -31.96% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $17.35 | -0.86% | -0.69% | 0.06% | -21.35% | -45.22% | -40.58% | 114.20% | 15.67% | 688.64% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 50.12% | 26.83% | 1.06 | 243,000 | -41.02% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $178.87 | -0.06% | 6.22% | 2.24% | 6.66% | 29.97% | 82.02% | 298.73% | 341.22% | 496.43% | $186.00 | $88.69 | 3.83% | 101.68% | 1.21 | 281,000 | -14.85% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $20.73 | 0.63% | 15.94% | 79.64% | 72.03% | 291.13% | 415.67% | 359.65% | N/A | N/A | $20.99 | $2.79 | 1.24% | 643.01% | 1.75 | 13,656,000 | -15.39% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.52 | -4.86% | 13.55% | 4.76% | -6.13% | 19.32% | -42.48% | -95.18% | -99.34% | N/A | $6.77 | $2.18 | 48.01% | 61.47% | 2.01 | 5,446,000 | -53.17% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $4.38 | -1.35% | -2.67% | -10.06% | -21.65% | -33.03% | -30.81% | 3.06% | 20.66% | N/A | $7.47 | $3.57 | 41.37% | 22.69% | 0.63 | 29,000 | -57.97% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $261.15 | 2.26% | 11.29% | -5.72% | -12.54% | 36.56% | 62.00% | 208.25% | 190.30% | 779.29% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 37.50% | 155.40% | 1.09 | 1,063,000 | -25.56% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $8.21 | -1.20% | 2.63% | 21.27% | -3.64% | -21.28% | -45.05% | -15.10% | -54.74% | N/A | $17.91 | $6.26 | 54.15% | 31.17% | 0.92 | 91,000 | 22.97% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $2.02 | -5.61% | 2.54% | 38.36% | -45.99% | -42.94% | -34.84% | -33.77% | N/A | N/A | $5.12 | $1.26 | 60.55% | 60.96% | 1.08 | 3,679,000 | -31.46% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $216.85 | 0.00% | 4.91% | 21.06% | 0.24% | 7.72% | 22.04% | 14.70% | -1.29% | 50.53% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 10.65% | 68.26% | 1.17 | 4,496,000 | -17.64% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $6.05 | -32.78% | -34.82% | -44.62% | -74.52% | -73.52% | -95.75% | -99.94% | -100.00% | N/A | $183.86 | $6.02 | 96.71% | 0.50% | 2.04 | 1,662,000 | -41.35% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $9.20 | 1.10% | 19.64% | 16.90% | -53.20% | -65.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $7.28 | 76.45% | 26.37% | 3.83 | 851,000 | -30.87% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $108.74 | 0.64% | 3.68% | 15.61% | -5.53% | 12.33% | 15.68% | 57.34% | 23.77% | 31.14% | $120.49 | $77.63 | 9.75% | 40.07% | 0.62 | 35,000 | 24.11% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $77.18 | -0.48% | 39.09% | 81.81% | 45.87% | 135.45% | 201.60% | 1,947.21% | 652.98% | N/A | $79.18 | $14.71 | 2.53% | 424.68% | 1.96 | 35,673,000 | -26.11% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $591.02 | -1.53% | 6.48% | 12.66% | -23.99% | -24.54% | -5.31% | 249.76% | 348.32% | 3,177.98% | $885.92 | $469.24 | 33.29% | 25.95% | 1.19 | 710,000 | -18.95% |
| BETA | BETA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $31.62 | -0.75% | 13.62% | 21.62% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.50 | $22.40 | 19.95% | 41.16% | 4.11 | 438,000 | -17.20% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.92 | 2.68% | -0.43% | 1.44% | -73.08% | -88.89% | -90.00% | -99.93% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $0.71 | 98.31% | 29.30% | 0.84 | 3,214,000 | -65.97% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $8.91 | 3.60% | -0.89% | 7.35% | -13.41% | -7.28% | -30.88% | 224.59% | -12.82% | N/A | $14.20 | $8.22 | 37.25% | 8.39% | 0.27 | 111,000 | 18.09% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $13.44 | -1.83% | 1.36% | -5.02% | -22.71% | -13.57% | -10.22% | 106.45% | -47.21% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.71 | 54.84% | 5.74% | 1.80 | 552,000 | -24.18% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $4.48 | 2.28% | 31.38% | -1.32% | -36.99% | 74.32% | 19.15% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 51.09% | 204.76% | 1.32 | 513,000 | -23.43% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.65 | -27.95% | 71.52% | 122.37% | 54.21% | 3.77% | -63.66% | -98.32% | N/A | N/A | $6.75 | $0.63 | 75.56% | 162.74% | 1.77 | 82,587,000 | -76.72% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $8.01 | -5.99% | 21.55% | 48.61% | -13.12% | -47.85% | -43.03% | 317.19% | -22.68% | N/A | $26.66 | $4.87 | 69.95% | 64.48% | 1.84 | 15,375,000 | -39.11% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $6.05 | 3.42% | 8.23% | 9.01% | -29.40% | -41.06% | -15.38% | 100.00% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $5.00 | 51.05% | 21.07% | 1.11 | 359,000 | 4.06% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.08 | -8.47% | -12.90% | -20.59% | -38.29% | -8.47% | -44.62% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 65.82% | 105.71% | 0.60 | 990,000 | 21.62% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.45 | -4.39% | -4.22% | 26.74% | -12.38% | 3.61% | -26.55% | -83.97% | -94.52% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 65.92% | 97.46% | 1.16 | 1,173,000 | -23.03% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $26.46 | -7.48% | 30.47% | 56.94% | -36.91% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $16.00 | 64.15% | 65.38% | 2.74 | 4,372,000 | -31.41% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $8.03 | 0.25% | 21.67% | 6.36% | 31.64% | 197.41% | 75.33% | -61.73% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 44.24% | 392.64% | 1.10 | 1,519,000 | -58.19% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $16.51 | -1.08% | 53.15% | 83.44% | 59.36% | 65.10% | 13.24% | 65.10% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 33.83% | 169.11% | 0.71 | 17,145,000 | -37.32% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $28.41 | 0.18% | 17.25% | 36.19% | -10.80% | -33.99% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $17.41 | 61.58% | 63.18% | 3.13 | 2,166,000 | 1.64% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $8.14 | -3.10% | 2.39% | 9.41% | -18.60% | -18.60% | -13.22% | 352.22% | -19.09% | N/A | $14.62 | $5.48 | 44.32% | 48.54% | 1.98 | 32,752,000 | -7.57% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $3.05 | 0.00% | -4.98% | -9.50% | -45.54% | -78.97% | -74.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $3.00 | 85.75% | 1.67% | 0.23 | 595,000 | 5.31% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $9.85 | 10.06% | 17.54% | -2.96% | 3.90% | -24.23% | -12.08% | -2.38% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 46.50% | 377.92% | 0.08 | 316,000 | 42.34% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.46 | -7.08% | -4.90% | 19.89% | 5.69% | -17.56% | -12.38% | -40.45% | -57.12% | N/A | $7.70 | $2.83 | 42.07% | 57.60% | 0.77 | 1,886,000 | 25.73% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.59 | -3.64% | -9.66% | 3.25% | -26.73% | -20.90% | 112.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.35 | 61.96% | 354.29% | 0.89 | 454,000 | -45.37% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $1.79 | 0.00% | -43.53% | -45.26% | -49.58% | -80.75% | -84.63% | -99.65% | N/A | N/A | $26.46 | $1.62 | 93.24% | 10.49% | 1.11 | 86,500 | -20.64% |
| FJET | STARFIGHTERS SPACE INC | $12.94 | -58.92% | 93.42% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31.50 | $6.40 | 58.92% | 102.19% | 2,278.63 | 14,488,000 | -70.44% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.23 | -3.85% | -13.46% | -22.41% | -43.75% | -84.48% | -95.80% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.20 | 97.75% | 12.50% | 1.38 | 15,886,000 | -36.87% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $3.83 | 1.81% | -2.30% | 34.39% | -30.11% | -35.74% | -43.26% | -60.80% | -93.32% | -98.49% | $8.01 | $2.47 | 52.18% | 55.38% | 0.54 | 26,800 | -71.79% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.49 | 17.91% | 22.03% | 22.46% | 12.58% | 3.87% | -14.46% | -20.32% | -70.42% | -95.23% | $4.70 | $2.77 | 25.74% | 25.99% | 0.57 | 1,693,000 | 2,251.39% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $6.15 | -5.38% | -8.62% | -4.35% | -17.00% | 69.89% | 89.23% | 156.25% | 57.69% | -40.00% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 21.95% | 163.95% | 0.41 | 19,000 | -52.02% |
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