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 68th 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 | $190.83 | -1.93% | 0.08% | 1.00% | 4.71% | 5.03% | 1.42% | 115.48% | 208.59% | 184.40% | $227.92 | $143.67 | 16.27% | 32.83% | 0.99 | 98,000 | -37.58% |
| OPXS | OPTEX SYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $11.72 | -3.54% | -6.01% | -9.50% | 42.58% | 90.88% | 46.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $14.60 | $5.36 | 19.73% | 118.66% | 0.43 | 34,000 | -41.38% |
| DCO | DUCOMMUN INC | $91.46 | -0.97% | -0.44% | 3.39% | 38.05% | 46.27% | 46.06% | 84.40% | 122.75% | 259.51% | $94.00 | $51.76 | 2.70% | 76.72% | 0.96 | 85,000 | -34.62% |
| VVX | V2X INC | $60.09 | -0.13% | 12.72% | 22.88% | 15.91% | 33.74% | 27.28% | 63.78% | 39.55% | 123.30% | $69.75 | $41.08 | 13.85% | 46.29% | 0.79 | 910,000 | 21.66% |
| WWD | WOODWARD INC | $245.33 | -0.62% | -2.11% | -2.48% | 19.05% | 31.52% | 58.88% | 135.28% | 188.96% | 408.35% | $267.45 | $146.82 | 8.27% | 67.10% | 1.03 | 470,000 | -15.92% |
| TXT | TEXTRON INC | $80.32 | -1.27% | 3.80% | -5.94% | 6.79% | 11.12% | -6.59% | 17.55% | 108.68% | 84.35% | $91.48 | $57.70 | 12.20% | 39.20% | 1.09 | 804,000 | -57.07% |
| CW | CURTISS WRIGHT CORP | $492.15 | -0.93% | 3.95% | 1.03% | 22.48% | 52.27% | 64.44% | 230.83% | 355.02% | 618.36% | $517.09 | $266.88 | 4.82% | 84.41% | 0.92 | 292,000 | -30.64% |
| TATT | TAT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $36.04 | 6.27% | -4.67% | 19.90% | 7.60% | 28.33% | 155.02% | 454.81% | 879.21% | 405.75% | $38.26 | $14.44 | 5.80% | 149.55% | 0.53 | 245,000 | -25.30% |
| ESLT | ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD | $459.77 | -0.41% | -2.26% | 1.25% | 21.64% | 54.81% | 134.05% | 97.98% | 229.98% | 452.20% | $494.32 | $188.53 | 6.99% | 143.87% | 0.45 | 102,000 | -58.54% |
| HII | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | $267.46 | -0.73% | 0.38% | 3.47% | 19.88% | 65.85% | 0.31% | 15.01% | 60.26% | 124.38% | $293.14 | $158.88 | 8.76% | 68.34% | 0.57 | 237,000 | -29.88% |
| AIR | AAR CORP | $77.15 | -1.94% | 7.06% | 3.25% | 26.35% | 19.00% | 25.63% | 61.10% | 283.26% | 189.49% | $86.43 | $46.51 | 10.74% | 65.88% | 1.11 | 349,000 | -21.04% |
| CODA | CODA OCTOPUS GROUP INC | $7.59 | -1.30% | 2.99% | -8.77% | 16.23% | -3.80% | 6.90% | 52.72% | 26.29% | N/A | $9.89 | $5.76 | 23.26% | 31.77% | 0.40 | 25,700 | 125.44% |
| GD | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP | $315.84 | -0.52% | 0.99% | 3.61% | 16.68% | 30.54% | 7.53% | 30.92% | 101.87% | 108.32% | $322.50 | $239.20 | 2.07% | 32.04% | 0.58 | 843,000 | 3.56% |
| HWM | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC | $175.99 | -0.46% | -3.08% | -4.52% | 10.37% | 31.91% | 87.46% | 354.52% | 902.79% | 523.41% | $193.26 | $90.72 | 8.94% | 94.00% | 1.17 | 2,004,000 | -36.86% |
| DRS | LEONARDO DRS INC | $41.74 | -0.38% | 1.19% | -12.99% | 3.37% | 43.58% | 50.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $49.31 | $26.00 | 15.35% | 60.54% | 0.91 | 878,000 | -17.56% |
| VTSI | VIRTRA INC | $5.23 | -2.24% | -24.96% | -18.79% | -11.05% | -14.96% | -26.65% | 4.81% | 49.43% | N/A | $8.53 | $3.57 | 38.69% | 46.50% | 0.57 | 60,300 | -64.11% |
| LOAR | LOAR HOLDINGS INC | $69.64 | 2.07% | -2.09% | -13.11% | -16.51% | 2.20% | -6.82% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $99.67 | $62.11 | 30.13% | 12.13% | 1.37 | 1,763,000 | -24.72% |
| ISSC | INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT INC | $13.51 | -31.53% | -18.42% | -7.78% | 83.81% | 56.55% | 95.23% | 117.90% | 108.17% | 356.42% | $20.00 | $5.30 | 32.45% | 154.91% | 0.64 | 3,559,000 | 334.55% |
| AOUT | AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS INC | $9.77 | 0.21% | 3.17% | 4.72% | -23.25% | -43.20% | 10.90% | 9.90% | N/A | N/A | $17.91 | $8.14 | 45.44% | 20.02% | 0.89 | 54,700 | 31.81% |
| LHX | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC | $271.05 | 0.31% | -1.01% | 3.33% | 23.40% | 37.16% | 19.90% | 12.92% | 48.46% | 227.08% | $280.52 | $193.09 | 3.38% | 40.37% | 0.45 | 985,000 | -34.42% |
| ATRO | ASTRONICS CORP | $32.88 | -4.00% | 9.56% | -8.11% | 11.19% | 77.63% | 77.44% | 175.61% | 218.30% | -17.08% | $37.32 | $14.13 | 11.90% | 132.70% | 1.27 | 711,000 | 8.55% |
| CDRE | CADRE HOLDINGS INC | $29.22 | -2.44% | -5.98% | -12.65% | -16.51% | -16.63% | -13.91% | 12.13% | N/A | N/A | $40.28 | $27.07 | 27.46% | 7.93% | 0.82 | 369,000 | -43.66% |
| BWXT | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | $174.70 | -1.17% | -2.69% | 26.00% | 63.06% | 63.53% | 79.97% | 218.10% | 195.40% | 559.99% | $189.25 | $84.21 | 7.69% | 107.46% | 0.76 | 838,000 | -42.29% |
| MRCY | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | $66.83 | -2.28% | 27.00% | 30.35% | 48.91% | 50.35% | 67.08% | 29.92% | -16.35% | 317.17% | $69.95 | $32.32 | 4.46% | 106.78% | 0.83 | 909,000 | -56.44% |
| KTOS | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | $69.12 | 0.54% | 16.99% | 32.95% | 106.14% | 154.49% | 248.39% | 331.73% | 247.60% | 1,328.10% | $72.70 | $20.37 | 4.92% | 239.32% | 1.17 | 4,747,000 | -8.32% |
| NOC | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP | $583.72 | 0.28% | -0.62% | 12.01% | 27.92% | 33.00% | 15.59% | 19.89% | 70.65% | 235.12% | $594.68 | $426.24 | 1.84% | 36.95% | 0.27 | 543,000 | -27.21% |
| SARO | STANDARDAERO INC | $27.02 | -4.05% | -4.15% | -11.58% | -10.53% | 1.66% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34.38 | $21.31 | 21.41% | 26.79% | 1.09 | 5,292,000 | 103.70% |
| HEI | HEICO CORP | $311.20 | -0.55% | -1.75% | -3.23% | 15.46% | 40.91% | 31.37% | 90.46% | 192.01% | 1,005.70% | $338.92 | $216.68 | 8.18% | 43.62% | 0.88 | 267,000 | -29.18% |
| PKE | PARK AEROSPACE CORP | $17.62 | -3.03% | -0.06% | 10.82% | 30.81% | 25.41% | 40.62% | 40.73% | 48.07% | -1.95% | $20.72 | $11.97 | 14.96% | 47.26% | 0.70 | 93,000 | -54.63% |
| AVAV | AEROVIRONMENT INC | $249.73 | -1.99% | -3.81% | -5.76% | 52.44% | 59.07% | 35.67% | 150.33% | 207.06% | 850.27% | $295.90 | $102.25 | 15.60% | 144.23% | 1.06 | 626,000 | -21.55% |
| RTX | RTX CORP | $155.08 | -0.40% | -0.44% | 3.89% | 18.57% | 26.69% | 31.81% | 61.32% | 143.68% | 57.12% | $158.79 | $112.27 | 2.34% | 38.13% | 0.66 | 1,940,000 | -40.75% |
| TDG | TRANSDIGM GROUP INC | $1,412.73 | -0.92% | -1.15% | -10.29% | 1.55% | 7.50% | 13.17% | 108.67% | 183.23% | 481.18% | $1.62k | $1.18k | 13.00% | 19.36% | 1.02 | 220,000 | -44.72% |
| PL | PLANET LABS PBC | $6.82 | 1.19% | 8.77% | 10.00% | 75.32% | 12.54% | 227.88% | 10.71% | N/A | N/A | $7.72 | $1.76 | 11.65% | 287.50% | 1.70 | 6,027,000 | 1.53% |
| BYRN | BYRNA TECHNOLOGIES INC | $19.83 | -3.17% | -6.64% | -11.91% | -18.53% | -39.54% | 87.61% | 114.15% | 13.97% | 539.68% | $34.78 | $10.26 | 42.98% | 93.27% | 1.00 | 397,000 | -45.17% |
| POWW | OUTDOOR HOLDING CO | $1.28 | 0.00% | 13.27% | 10.34% | -36.00% | -30.43% | -7.25% | -76.30% | -55.68% | N/A | $2.14 | $0.95 | 40.05% | 34.31% | 1.20 | 538,000 | 25.12% |
| CAE | CAE INC | $28.01 | 0.47% | -1.93% | -5.05% | 14.00% | 4.59% | 59.51% | 31.87% | 75.94% | 147.88% | $30.13 | $17.26 | 7.04% | 62.28% | 1.20 | 711,000 | -74.15% |
| VSEC | VSE CORP | $163.82 | -0.49% | 5.54% | 26.42% | 25.34% | 68.40% | 84.81% | 274.02% | 429.65% | 606.27% | $166.25 | $80.60 | 1.46% | 103.25% | 1.18 | 367,000 | 19.54% |
| ERJ | EMBRAER SA | $59.78 | 1.82% | 3.16% | 13.01% | 20.33% | 41.63% | 85.94% | 407.04% | 954.32% | 120.83% | $61.65 | $31.76 | 3.03% | 88.22% | 1.28 | 1,830,000 | 9.19% |
| SATL | SATELLOGIC INC | $3.72 | 3.05% | 10.06% | 10.71% | -10.36% | -18.06% | 272.00% | -24.39% | N/A | N/A | $5.49 | $0.93 | 32.24% | 300.00% | 1.00 | 3,314,000 | 2.89% |
| NPK | NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC | $103.78 | -1.25% | 4.09% | -1.82% | 21.59% | 4.43% | 44.42% | 34.59% | 10.85% | 27.67% | $110.83 | $69.80 | 6.36% | 48.68% | 0.61 | 38,000 | -31.41% |
| RGR | STURM RUGER & CO INC | $34.77 | -0.34% | 4.57% | -2.80% | -5.39% | -2.11% | -15.46% | -41.16% | -57.05% | -44.79% | $42.76 | $31.64 | 18.69% | 9.89% | 0.49 | 174,000 | -13.86% |
| BA | BOEING CO | $233.19 | -0.08% | 2.58% | 1.16% | 13.91% | 26.45% | 38.39% | 36.79% | 30.95% | 60.72% | $242.69 | $128.88 | 3.91% | 80.94% | 1.21 | 5,321,000 | -20.22% |
| AXON | AXON ENTERPRISE INC | $749.83 | -2.05% | -13.91% | -0.06% | 2.92% | 9.72% | 102.35% | 468.40% | 842.23% | 3,025.59% | $885.92 | $346.71 | 15.36% | 116.27% | 1.14 | 518,000 | -54.12% |
| KRMN | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | $50.91 | -1.78% | 5.60% | 3.04% | 17.39% | 59.09% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $57.32 | $25.03 | 11.18% | 103.44% | 1.28 | 1,121,000 | -38.30% |
| AIRO | AIRO GROUP HOLDINGS INC | $22.94 | 5.52% | 10.50% | -18.88% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $39.07 | $12.90 | 41.28% | 77.83% | 4.76 | 2,125,000 | 316.67% |
| EH | EHANG HOLDINGS LTD | $17.70 | -1.61% | 1.43% | 0.11% | -10.92% | -30.75% | 47.01% | 128.09% | 96.89% | N/A | $29.76 | $10.90 | 40.52% | 62.39% | 1.74 | 628,000 | -22.18% |
| FLY | FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC | $49.33 | -2.80% | -18.26% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.80 | $46.31 | 33.16% | 6.52% | -10.11 | 1,871,000 | -45.24% |
| SWBI | SMITH & WESSON BRANDS INC | $8.15 | -1.69% | 2.00% | -3.32% | -15.72% | -24.26% | -44.22% | -46.10% | -67.52% | -52.26% | $15.35 | $7.73 | 46.91% | 5.43% | 0.82 | 490,000 | -21.73% |
| LMT | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP | $437.32 | -1.19% | 1.53% | -7.65% | -2.64% | 3.34% | -22.35% | -0.16% | 11.73% | 106.32% | $618.95 | $410.11 | 29.34% | 6.63% | 0.29 | 1,734,000 | -8.30% |
| MNTS | MOMENTUS INC | $1.56 | -18.32% | 35.65% | 27.87% | -15.68% | -59.06% | -77.38% | -99.90% | -99.98% | N/A | $28.56 | $1.03 | 94.54% | 51.46% | 1.84 | 11,305,000 | -96.50% |
| SPCE | VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC | $3.02 | -0.66% | -11.70% | -5.92% | -14.93% | -30.89% | -51.37% | -97.87% | -99.19% | N/A | $8.19 | $2.18 | 63.13% | 38.53% | 1.94 | 2,306,000 | -34.58% |
| HXL | HEXCEL CORP | $62.46 | -2.28% | 2.19% | 5.47% | 16.03% | -4.60% | 0.58% | -2.33% | 48.01% | 15.35% | $71.05 | $45.28 | 12.09% | 37.96% | 1.14 | 1,103,000 | 12.09% |
| KITT | NAUTICUS ROBOTICS INC | $0.88 | 2.20% | -1.89% | -9.90% | -18.99% | -43.76% | -57.55% | -99.76% | N/A | N/A | $6.04 | $0.82 | 85.38% | 7.68% | 0.71 | 743,000 | -43.75% |
| SPR | SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC | $40.89 | 0.17% | 2.56% | 0.76% | 10.19% | 18.49% | 19.53% | 17.00% | 82.54% | -26.98% | $42.33 | $27.00 | 3.40% | 51.44% | 1.29 | 692,000 | 56.92% |
| DPRO | DRAGANFLY INC | $4.41 | -4.75% | -12.85% | 25.64% | 139.67% | 41.80% | 38.33% | -82.79% | N/A | N/A | $7.31 | $1.55 | 39.63% | 184.52% | 0.98 | 1,083,000 | -32.98% |
| SKYH | SKY HARBOUR GROUP CORP | $10.70 | 1.42% | 3.28% | 4.90% | -13.15% | -3.34% | 6.68% | 114.00% | N/A | N/A | $14.52 | $9.28 | 26.31% | 15.30% | 0.23 | 160,000 | -38.46% |
| PRZO | PARAZERO TECHNOLOGIES LTD | $1.59 | 0.00% | 3.25% | 0.63% | 82.34% | 17.78% | 181.42% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $3.16 | $0.49 | 49.68% | 224.49% | 0.41 | 613,000 | 19.96% |
| DFSC | DEFSEC TECHNOLOGIES INC | $3.89 | -4.42% | -6.04% | -60.18% | -23.87% | -60.33% | -86.48% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $63.63 | $3.57 | 93.89% | 8.96% | 1.03 | 35,200 | -80.66% |
| AIRI | AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP | $2.90 | -13.95% | -14.45% | -17.61% | -17.14% | -29.95% | -18.31% | -59.88% | -78.20% | -96.74% | $9.44 | $2.84 | 69.28% | 2.11% | 0.50 | 343,000 | 363.51% |
| HOVR | NEW HORIZON AIRCRAFT LTD | $1.58 | -2.47% | -5.39% | -0.63% | 239.78% | 173.83% | 115.85% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $2.52 | $0.24 | 37.30% | 558.33% | 0.51 | 442,000 | -38.95% |
| LUNR | INTUITIVE MACHINES INC | $8.99 | -14.30% | -10.55% | -18.79% | -24.01% | -54.18% | 150.42% | -7.51% | N/A | N/A | $24.95 | $3.92 | 63.97% | 129.34% | 0.59 | 38,832,000 | 1,084.99% |
| VOYG | VOYAGER TECHNOLOGIES INC | $30.60 | -1.58% | -12.55% | -23.56% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.95 | $28.66 | 58.62% | 6.77% | 1.67 | 523,000 | -25.60% |
| SIDU | SIDUS SPACE INC | $1.15 | 0.88% | 0.88% | -33.91% | -39.15% | -56.93% | -52.08% | -99.65% | N/A | N/A | $7.65 | $1.08 | 84.97% | 6.48% | 1.66 | 1,931,000 | 112.43% |
| EVTL | VERTICAL AEROSPACE LTD | $5.25 | -3.67% | -0.76% | 5.00% | -2.05% | -0.38% | -37.28% | -93.05% | N/A | N/A | $15.99 | $2.76 | 67.17% | 90.22% | 1.04 | 730,000 | -21.42% |
| AZ | A2Z CUST2MATE SOLUTIONS CORP | $9.62 | -2.04% | 1.91% | -19.16% | 2.45% | 42.52% | 491.27% | 5.42% | N/A | N/A | $12.36 | $1.38 | 22.17% | 599.64% | 1.05 | 158,000 | 33.90% |
| RKLB | ROCKET LAB CORP | $42.81 | -0.44% | -3.17% | -0.93% | 77.41% | 52.78% | 726.45% | 547.66% | N/A | N/A | $53.44 | $5.74 | 19.89% | 645.82% | 1.81 | 18,473,000 | 27.19% |
| GPUS | HYPERSCALE DATA INC | $0.67 | -3.87% | -1.61% | -42.65% | -87.97% | -80.26% | -90.32% | -100.00% | -100.00% | -100.00% | $9.98 | $0.64 | 93.28% | 5.01% | 1.19 | 1,092,000 | -39.87% |
| RDW | REDWIRE CORP | $9.09 | -5.90% | -4.01% | -48.73% | -21.50% | -61.52% | 70.54% | 153.91% | N/A | N/A | $26.66 | $5.67 | 65.90% | 60.32% | 1.80 | 4,028,000 | -17.70% |
| ACHR | ARCHER AVIATION INC | $9.99 | -2.06% | 1.94% | -7.50% | -15.63% | -3.48% | 182.20% | 116.70% | N/A | N/A | $13.92 | $2.82 | 28.23% | 254.13% | 1.89 | 26,055,000 | -20.15% |
| EVEX | EVE HOLDING INC | $4.42 | -24.57% | -24.96% | -36.13% | 7.54% | -7.92% | 84.17% | -39.70% | N/A | N/A | $7.70 | $2.35 | 42.59% | 88.09% | 0.72 | 5,344,000 | 1,705.41% |
| SHMD | SCHMID GROUP NV | $2.58 | -0.77% | 0.00% | -13.71% | -12.84% | -15.41% | -33.16% | -74.17% | N/A | N/A | $4.40 | $1.86 | 41.36% | 38.71% | 0.00 | 23,800 | 332.73% |
| SPAI | SAFE PRO GROUP INC | $3.83 | 3.51% | 7.89% | 17.59% | 26.40% | -5.67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | $6.50 | $1.47 | 41.08% | 160.54% | 1.16 | 39,300 | -55.84% |
| RAIN | RAIN ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDCO INC | $3.25 | -6.34% | -8.84% | -13.33% | -43.28% | 9.80% | -70.53% | -66.80% | N/A | N/A | $13.70 | $1.75 | 76.28% | 85.71% | -0.01 | 3,400 | 209.09% |
| SIF | SIFCO INDUSTRIES INC | $5.63 | 0.00% | 11.49% | 14.43% | 71.12% | 53.41% | 58.59% | 64.14% | 37.99% | -54.96% | $6.25 | $2.33 | 9.88% | 141.63% | 0.41 | 15,000 | -18.48% |
| ASTC | ASTROTECH CORP | $5.10 | -3.43% | -4.67% | -11.84% | -13.56% | -23.31% | -42.63% | -65.22% | -93.63% | -98.58% | $12.29 | $5.10 | 58.50% | 0.00% | 0.41 | 6,700 | -16.25% |
| CVU | CPI AEROSTRUCTURES INC | $3.10 | 1.31% | -5.20% | -11.17% | -11.43% | -29.86% | 18.77% | 195.24% | -3.43% | -68.94% | $5.85 | $2.48 | 47.01% | 25.10% | 0.70 | 25,600 | -28.89% |
| PEW | GRABAGUN DIGITAL HOLDINGS INC | $6.55 | -2.24% | 3.97% | -61.38% | -50.71% | -39.52% | -36.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21.40 | $5.85 | 69.39% | 11.97% | 0.11 | 1,808,000 | 46.28% |
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