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 77th 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 | $207.89 | 0.86% | -2.54% | 5.49% | 13.16% | 26.22% | 5.89% | 169.85% | 214.70% | 254.04% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 8.79% | 44.70% | 1.01 | 119,000 | 16.67% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $92.89 | -3.49% | -4.69% | 0.92% | 6.77% | 63.97% | 44.10% | 119.91% | 165.63% | 349.61% | $97.48 | $51.76 | 4.71% | 79.48% | 0.97 | 251,000 | 83.21% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $57.58 | -1.35% | -3.95% | 5.81% | 23.27% | 18.16% | -8.53% | 55.96% | 42.95% | 143.16% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 17.45% | 40.18% | 0.80 | 159,000 | 6.00% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $284.96 | -2.39% | -2.02% | 4.37% | 12.33% | 30.73% | 9.88% | 24.98% | 93.13% | 163.12% | $296.03 | $158.88 | 3.74% | 79.36% | 0.58 | 559,000 | -13.06% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $15.08 | 3.40% | -2.11% | 24.79% | 10.20% | 178.65% | 81.34% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $17.76 | $5.36 | 15.12% | 181.25% | 0.51 | 35,000 | 36.19% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $82.51 | -1.49% | -4.30% | 0.34% | -2.30% | 26.12% | -6.08% | 33.62% | 127.05% | 107.05% | $91.30 | $57.70 | 9.63% | 43.00% | 1.09 | 1,220,000 | 22.49% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $608.93 | -2.87% | -4.55% | 5.99% | 17.82% | 15.03% | 15.56% | 28.17% | 93.42% | 249.84% | $640.90 | $426.24 | 4.99% | 42.86% | 0.25 | 667,000 | 52.28% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $332.04 | -1.03% | -4.16% | 1.55% | 10.37% | 19.81% | 10.60% | 45.10% | 135.81% | 135.01% | $347.37 | $239.20 | 4.41% | 38.81% | 0.58 | 1,018,000 | 17.96% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $556.55 | 0.34% | -0.08% | 7.28% | 15.76% | 73.47% | 60.18% | 256.37% | 477.87% | 748.79% | $575.07 | $266.88 | 3.22% | 108.54% | 0.93 | 257,000 | -1.15% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $42.20 | -1.45% | -5.72% | 9.41% | 40.67% | 47.40% | 139.36% | 601.00% | 876.85% | 494.37% | $45.40 | $17.71 | 7.05% | 138.28% | 0.54 | 147,000 | 159.72% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $6.19 | 1.64% | -0.64% | 8.03% | 2.31% | 59.54% | -2.52% | 24.80% | 56.51% | N/A | $8.53 | $3.57 | 27.43% | 73.39% | 0.62 | 51,000 | 83.45% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $307.20 | -1.85% | -4.22% | -5.02% | -3.44% | 22.42% | 16.84% | 111.24% | 168.09% | 1,109.93% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 9.36% | 41.78% | 0.89 | 455,000 | 25.00% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $251.50 | -1.50% | -0.08% | 4.84% | -0.10% | 47.36% | 53.20% | 190.25% | 192.68% | 474.99% | $267.45 | $146.82 | 5.96% | 71.30% | 1.03 | 564,000 | 74.61% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $49.04 | 1.93% | 3.37% | 22.60% | 38.96% | 111.11% | 141.81% | 501.72% | 531.15% | 71.12% | $49.96 | $14.13 | 1.84% | 247.06% | 1.27 | 951,000 | 27.65% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $192.27 | -0.39% | 0.32% | 1.60% | 4.11% | 54.47% | 85.04% | 483.87% | 939.30% | 560.72% | $198.48 | $98.83 | 3.13% | 94.55% | 1.17 | 1,213,000 | -35.58% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $40.19 | -8.35% | -11.53% | -4.36% | -15.55% | 10.69% | 42.42% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $27.87 | 18.50% | 44.21% | 0.90 | 1,728,000 | 131.33% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $80.90 | -0.38% | 2.38% | 4.09% | 5.86% | -8.63% | 9.00% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 18.83% | 30.26% | 1.33 | 624,000 | -12.61% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $82.79 | -0.17% | -1.45% | 11.23% | 12.81% | 55.53% | 36.93% | 109.17% | 314.36% | 265.04% | $89.69 | $46.51 | 7.69% | 78.00% | 1.13 | 277,000 | -19.48% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $289.72 | -3.42% | -5.55% | 2.78% | 10.93% | 31.12% | 18.11% | 29.59% | 67.01% | 279.02% | $308.12 | $193.09 | 5.97% | 50.04% | 0.46 | 1,465,000 | 73.99% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $40.59 | -1.17% | 5.26% | 23.86% | 27.00% | 30.85% | 9.55% | 43.02% | N/A | N/A | $42.06 | $27.07 | 3.50% | 49.92% | 0.82 | 326,000 | -13.07% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $9.95 | 9.58% | 10.07% | 22.24% | 16.78% | 54.74% | 17.33% | 70.09% | 62.32% | N/A | $10.00 | $5.76 | 0.50% | 72.74% | 0.38 | 282,000 | 161.11% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $11.66 | -2.18% | -2.91% | 5.71% | -22.99% | 94.01% | 62.40% | 36.06% | 88.37% | 353.70% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 41.70% | 120.00% | 0.68 | 192,000 | -2.54% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $157.00 | -1.51% | -6.86% | -0.87% | 5.60% | 22.05% | 25.57% | 85.86% | 159.55% | 68.49% | $170.85 | $112.27 | 8.11% | 39.84% | 0.66 | 5,285,000 | 47.26% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $203.82 | 0.67% | 3.46% | 16.94% | 48.29% | 95.83% | 71.39% | 287.20% | 245.99% | 634.75% | $214.00 | $84.21 | 4.76% | 142.04% | 0.78 | 2,535,000 | 67.44% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $78.15 | 0.50% | -6.88% | 7.33% | 56.02% | 62.71% | 117.14% | 81.70% | 1.64% | 383.30% | $85.33 | $32.32 | 8.41% | 141.80% | 0.87 | 914,000 | 52.33% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $502.07 | -2.75% | -4.00% | -0.27% | 12.32% | 24.13% | 140.00% | 142.27% | 320.60% | 555.96% | $529.99 | $207.71 | 5.27% | 141.72% | 0.44 | 188,000 | 49.21% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $15.09 | 2.10% | -3.27% | 53.04% | 134.68% | 360.06% | 570.67% | 198.22% | N/A | N/A | $16.78 | $2.19 | 10.07% | 590.62% | 1.71 | 10,668,000 | -21.28% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $28.33 | -1.08% | 4.27% | 4.85% | -6.10% | 10.58% | -12.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $33.00 | $21.31 | 14.15% | 32.94% | 1.10 | 2,251,000 | 20.18% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $19.51 | -2.84% | -1.61% | -3.42% | -28.95% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 50.06% | 51.24% | 3.69 | 858,000 | -52.28% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $90.58 | -4.95% | -14.28% | 28.05% | 77.19% | 174.82% | 258.02% | 807.62% | 329.29% | 2,046.45% | $112.57 | $22.69 | 19.54% | 299.21% | 1.19 | 5,149,000 | 31.96% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $46.64 | -1.04% | -0.04% | 23.29% | 32.65% | 20.14% | 12.93% | -12.94% | -30.38% | -21.07% | $48.18 | $31.64 | 3.20% | 47.41% | 0.48 | 222,000 | 70.77% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $157.40 | -1.36% | -4.34% | -4.88% | 25.55% | 40.05% | 74.89% | 265.88% | 401.91% | 618.56% | $174.56 | $88.69 | 9.83% | 77.47% | 1.19 | 154,000 | 33.91% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,237.71 | -5.70% | -3.74% | -3.91% | -21.44% | -9.05% | -10.99% | 135.48% | 151.92% | 475.52% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 23.78% | 4.57% | 1.03 | 745,000 | 209.13% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.52 | -0.65% | -4.40% | 7.04% | 39.45% | 12.59% | 20.63% | -51.90% | -36.67% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 28.81% | 59.50% | 1.27 | 243,000 | 1.25% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $23.35 | -6.41% | 2.41% | 16.58% | 5.28% | 14.97% | 54.64% | 249.55% | 43.25% | 678.33% | $34.78 | $13.68 | 32.86% | 70.69% | 1.03 | 827,000 | 11.61% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $110.87 | 0.11% | -3.65% | -3.12% | 5.69% | 30.31% | 51.19% | 68.27% | 33.34% | 26.65% | $120.49 | $71.59 | 7.98% | 54.87% | 0.62 | 93,000 | 6.90% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $59.16 | -2.21% | 1.46% | 3.86% | 10.93% | 34.09% | 82.20% | 549.40% | 1,175.00% | 117.66% | $62.09 | $33.06 | 4.72% | 78.95% | 1.31 | 1,196,000 | -37.51% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $499.41 | -1.14% | -2.84% | 5.53% | 6.23% | 6.35% | -17.45% | 25.70% | 29.34% | 138.75% | $618.95 | $410.11 | 19.31% | 21.77% | 0.27 | 1,678,000 | 55.66% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $20.94 | -0.99% | 1.60% | 9.35% | 34.92% | 59.60% | 57.68% | 93.89% | 83.68% | 16.33% | $21.52 | $11.97 | 2.70% | 75.01% | 0.73 | 107,000 | -43.68% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $27.39 | -0.98% | -4.20% | 2.43% | -7.18% | 16.90% | 47.65% | 60.93% | 74.02% | 140.90% | $30.13 | $17.59 | 9.09% | 55.76% | 1.22 | 517,000 | 17.77% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $214.00 | -0.14% | -5.02% | -0.81% | -6.96% | 37.60% | 40.47% | 57.25% | 30.30% | 55.76% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 11.82% | 66.05% | 1.19 | 5,056,000 | -15.39% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $384.69 | -4.22% | -5.60% | 53.24% | 45.78% | 174.78% | 79.67% | 388.56% | 419.64% | 1,698.46% | $417.86 | $102.25 | 7.94% | 276.22% | 1.06 | 1,238,000 | 67.75% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $75.96 | -1.35% | -0.84% | 19.06% | 57.23% | 122.50% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $80.32 | $25.03 | 5.43% | 203.54% | 1.24 | 1,521,000 | 37.27% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $4.14 | 5.88% | 2.48% | 10.99% | 15.64% | 5.88% | 320.73% | -17.03% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.93 | 24.59% | 345.16% | 1.02 | 4,684,000 | -21.57% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $10.08 | -0.20% | -2.14% | 6.78% | 23.53% | 10.04% | -22.70% | -4.82% | -39.93% | -46.21% | $14.20 | $7.73 | 29.01% | 30.40% | 0.81 | 618,000 | 25.35% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $644.99 | -8.47% | -11.33% | -15.22% | -13.53% | 11.51% | 48.57% | 417.11% | 509.29% | 2,563.05% | $885.92 | $422.38 | 27.20% | 52.70% | 1.16 | 1,360,000 | 274.66% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $7.98 | 15.15% | 8.28% | 7.69% | 154.14% | 276.42% | 243.97% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $9.16 | $1.47 | 12.88% | 442.86% | 1.25 | 593,000 | 108.07% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $62.38 | -0.19% | -4.89% | 0.45% | 6.29% | 19.50% | 2.75% | 13.54% | 71.28% | 36.44% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 12.20% | 37.78% | 1.14 | 583,000 | -2.51% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $10.40 | -2.16% | 0.97% | 3.90% | 6.23% | -6.47% | -4.67% | 240.98% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $9.28 | 28.37% | 12.07% | 0.24 | 127,000 | 1.60% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $4.60 | -1.08% | 11.65% | 40.24% | 45.57% | 78.99% | -32.05% | -95.15% | -98.94% | N/A | $8.19 | $2.18 | 43.83% | 111.01% | 1.97 | 6,151,000 | -17.26% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.37 | -2.14% | -4.20% | 45.59% | -22.16% | 0.00% | -38.01% | -99.31% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $0.93 | 82.09% | 47.15% | 1.68 | 2,207,000 | -20.61% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $11.74 | -11.13% | 4.92% | 124.90% | 225.21% | 343.02% | 269.18% | -34.72% | N/A | N/A | $14.40 | $1.63 | 18.47% | 620.25% | 1.05 | 6,190,000 | 25.99% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.52 | -11.11% | -10.59% | 26.67% | 26.67% | -23.23% | -81.97% | -99.81% | -99.98% | N/A | $12.18 | $1.03 | 87.52% | 47.57% | 1.92 | 7,536,000 | -88.87% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $38.56 | -0.28% | -4.34% | -0.44% | -4.84% | 16.32% | 21.49% | 56.24% | 106.53% | -20.30% | $42.33 | $27.00 | 8.91% | 42.81% | 1.30 | 843,000 | 53.27% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $7.72 | -2.40% | -6.31% | -12.77% | -16.18% | -27.24% | -16.00% | -15.35% | -48.98% | N/A | $17.91 | $7.50 | 56.89% | 2.93% | 0.91 | 132,000 | 100.00% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $3.18 | -0.31% | -8.88% | -8.88% | -64.31% | -65.36% | -73.43% | -99.79% | N/A | N/A | $54.36 | $2.85 | 94.15% | 11.58% | 0.76 | 866,000 | 85.04% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $18.22 | -0.05% | -2.46% | 7.56% | 0.22% | 19.67% | 15.54% | 336.93% | 102.00% | N/A | $29.76 | $12.02 | 38.78% | 51.64% | 1.82 | 834,000 | -22.49% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.63 | -4.68% | -7.39% | 11.64% | -2.98% | 157.10% | 146.97% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.53 | 48.42% | 210.48% | 0.50 | 1,149,000 | 8.29% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $36.80 | 4.34% | 3.11% | 21.45% | -9.25% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $26.11 | 50.24% | 40.94% | 2.40 | 1,658,000 | 0.79% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $4.18 | -2.11% | -7.93% | 39.10% | -52.87% | -13.42% | -86.18% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $63.63 | $2.81 | 93.43% | 48.75% | 1.05 | 72,000 | 224.32% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $12.88 | -7.00% | 3.21% | 42.48% | 16.25% | 65.34% | 59.41% | 31.16% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $6.14 | 48.38% | 109.94% | 0.60 | 15,191,000 | -15.64% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $29.60 | -1.63% | -4.52% | -32.51% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $26.05 | 59.89% | 13.63% | 1.60 | 1,388,000 | -27.41% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $6.86 | -0.72% | -8.66% | -20.23% | -38.86% | -10.68% | 129.43% | 61.41% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $3.46 | 44.50% | 98.44% | 1.06 | 883,000 | 213.12% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.29 | -3.99% | -9.88% | -1.67% | 6.44% | 48.60% | -12.71% | -94.53% | -94.67% | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 66.92% | 91.67% | 1.10 | 2,015,000 | 15.74% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $69.27 | 1.82% | 6.06% | 28.18% | 55.31% | 228.76% | 596.88% | 1,541.47% | 591.32% | N/A | $73.97 | $10.29 | 6.35% | 573.18% | 1.82 | 26,291,000 | -4.83% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $4.73 | 0.64% | -2.47% | -13.37% | -72.56% | -56.08% | -53.85% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $4.34 | 77.90% | 8.99% | 0.17 | 597,000 | -13.85% |
| VWAV | VISIONWAVE HOLDINGS INC | $10.74 | -3.85% | 22.18% | -3.16% | 228.44% | -10.13% | -3.42% | 7.40% | N/A | N/A | $18.41 | $2.06 | 41.66% | 421.11% | 0.00 | 203,000 | -53.01% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.80 | 0.00% | 0.42% | 25.65% | -32.39% | 25.98% | 44.14% | -42.38% | N/A | N/A | $7.70 | $2.61 | 37.65% | 83.91% | 0.74 | 903,000 | -26.59% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $13.03 | 0.08% | 4.57% | 42.87% | 15.72% | 83.01% | 318.97% | 358.80% | N/A | N/A | $14.62 | $2.99 | 10.88% | 336.52% | 1.90 | 92,535,000 | 20.13% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $8.94 | -6.29% | -8.68% | -1.32% | -47.35% | -12.18% | 15.21% | 256.18% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $6.61 | 66.47% | 35.25% | 1.80 | 10,089,000 | -3.10% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $3.62 | -7.42% | 8.06% | 105.68% | 132.05% | 749.77% | 1,017.28% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $4.18 | $0.25 | 13.40% | 1,365.59% | 0.72 | 2,983,000 | -22.72% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $2.50 | -1.19% | 0.00% | 1.21% | -27.54% | -25.37% | -20.89% | 58.23% | 7.30% | -72.10% | $5.85 | $2.35 | 57.26% | 6.38% | 0.72 | 31,000 | -56.94% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.39 | -4.93% | -32.28% | -14.22% | -63.58% | -84.05% | -94.87% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.36 | 96.13% | 7.22% | 1.35 | 45,440,000 | -28.50% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $7.35 | 4.40% | -0.50% | 0.82% | 53.77% | 203.72% | 70.93% | 144.19% | 95.48% | -41.20% | $7.88 | $2.33 | 6.73% | 215.45% | 0.42 | 41,800 | 298.10% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $4.25 | -2.30% | -15.00% | -15.00% | -26.27% | -26.85% | -48.45% | -61.80% | -91.81% | -98.52% | $8.30 | $4.13 | 48.80% | 2.91% | 0.40 | 31,300 | -46.03% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $3.26 | -1.21% | -0.31% | 2.19% | -2.98% | 0.31% | -43.94% | -44.46% | -69.88% | -96.44% | $6.41 | $2.80 | 49.14% | 16.60% | 0.52 | 47,500 | -49.20% |
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