Best Defense Stocks To Consider - August 5th

Key Points

• Boeing, Citigroup, BWX Technologies, GE Aerospace, and Celestica are highlighted as the top five defense stocks to watch, characterized by their stability and steady dividends due to long-term government contracts.
• Boeing's stock recently traded up to $224.77, while Citigroup's shares fell to $91.00, reflecting their significant market activities and fluctuations over the past few days.
• BWX Technologies shares surged to $184.36, showcasing the company's strong performance in the nuclear components sector, while GE Aerospace's stock value declined to $269.08.

Boeing, Citigroup, BWX Technologies, GE Aerospace, and Celestica are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that design, manufacture, and supply military equipment, weapons systems, and related services to governments and defense organizations. They often exhibit relative stability and steady dividend payouts thanks to long-term government contracts, but their performance can be influenced by geopolitical tensions, regulatory shifts, and public policy debates over defense spending. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.

Boeing (BA)

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments.

Shares of BA traded up $2.43 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $224.77. The stock had a trading volume of 2,556,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,568,507. The firm has a market capitalization of $169.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.60 and a beta of 1.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $215.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $189.33. Boeing has a fifty-two week low of $128.88 and a fifty-two week high of $242.69.

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Citigroup (C)

Citigroup Inc., a diversified financial service holding company, provides various financial product and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Personal Banking, and Wealth. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions, which provides cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations; and Securities Services, such as cross-border support for clients, local market expertise, post-trade technologies, data solutions, and various securities services solutions.

Shares of Citigroup stock traded down $1.08 on Tuesday, hitting $91.00. The stock had a trading volume of 5,293,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,848,390. The company's 50 day moving average price is $84.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.05. Citigroup has a 52-week low of $55.51 and a 52-week high of $96.90. The stock has a market cap of $169.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61.

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BWX Technologies (BWXT)

BWX Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells nuclear components in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment designs and manufactures naval nuclear components, reactors, and nuclear fuel; fabrication activities; and supplies proprietary and sole-source valves, manifolds, and fittings to naval and commercial shipping customers.

Shares of NYSE:BWXT traded up $29.85 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $184.36. 2,425,741 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,106,333. The company has a market cap of $16.84 billion, a PE ratio of 58.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.78 and a beta of 0.73. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $139.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.02. BWX Technologies has a twelve month low of $84.21 and a twelve month high of $189.25.

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GE Aerospace (GE)

GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.

Shares of GE traded down $7.16 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $269.08. 1,539,692 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,151,026. GE Aerospace has a one year low of $159.36 and a one year high of $277.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.73. The company has a market capitalization of $285.34 billion, a PE ratio of 37.52, a PEG ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.44. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $252.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $219.56.

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Celestica (CLS)

Celestica Inc. provides supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services.

Shares of NYSE:CLS traded down $7.43 on Tuesday, hitting $194.02. 2,025,280 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,426,358. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.44. The company's 50 day moving average price is $149.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $117.36. Celestica has a one year low of $40.65 and a one year high of $214.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.01 and a beta of 1.80.

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