Best Defense Stocks To Follow Now - May 1st

Boeing, Howmet Aerospace, GE Aerospace, Fortive, Celestica, Citigroup, and Analog Devices are the seven Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Error: Response status code does not indicate success: 429 (Too Many Requests). 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 NYSE BA traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $183.03. The stock had a trading volume of 2,756,746 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,024,123. The firm has a market cap of $138.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.01 and a beta of 1.24. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $164.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $165.28. Boeing has a 1 year low of $128.88 and a 1 year high of $196.95.

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Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace Inc. provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.

Shares of NYSE HWM traded up $11.13 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $149.71. The stock had a trading volume of 2,245,844 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,721,462. The business's 50 day moving average is $128.16 and its 200-day moving average is $120.37. The company has a market cap of $60.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.26, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Howmet Aerospace has a 52 week low of $66.37 and a 52 week high of $150.35.

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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.

GE Aerospace stock traded up $2.65 during trading on Thursday, reaching $204.19. The company had a trading volume of 1,486,537 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,357,980. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88. GE Aerospace has a 52 week low of $150.20 and a 52 week high of $214.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $217.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.04. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $194.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.92.

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Fortive (FTV)

Fortive Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and services professional and engineered products, software, and services in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies, and Advanced Healthcare Solutions. The Intelligent Operating Solutions segment provides advanced instrumentation, software, and services, including electrical test and measurement, facility and asset lifecycle software applications, and connected worker safety and compliance solutions for manufacturing, process industries, healthcare, utilities and power, communications and electronics, and other industries.

Shares of NYSE FTV traded down $3.15 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $66.54. 4,172,786 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,365,260. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company's 50-day moving average is $71.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.35. The company has a market capitalization of $22.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.23, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.12. Fortive has a 1 year low of $60.39 and a 1 year high of $83.32.

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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.

NYSE:CLS traded up $5.91 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $91.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,682,269 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,141,211. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $86.90 and a 200-day moving average of $92.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.58 billion, a PE ratio of 24.41 and a beta of 2.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Celestica has a 1 year low of $40.25 and a 1 year high of $144.27.

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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 NYSE:C traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $68.52. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,512,591 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,388,805. The firm has a market capitalization of $128.96 billion, a PE ratio of 11.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.29. Citigroup has a twelve month low of $53.51 and a twelve month high of $84.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $68.59 and a 200 day moving average of $71.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

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Analog Devices (ADI)

Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.

Shares of NASDAQ:ADI traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $195.30. The stock had a trading volume of 1,099,919 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,463,929. Analog Devices has a 1 year low of $158.65 and a 1 year high of $247.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $96.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.06. The firm's 50 day moving average is $200.39 and its 200-day moving average is $212.07.

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