Best Defense Stocks To Watch Today - July 13th

Key Points

• MarketBeat identifies seven defense stocks to watch today: Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, RTX, Howmet Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin were highlighted by its screener as the defense names with the highest recent dollar trading volume.
• The group spans both defense and aerospace exposure, including companies tied to military equipment, satellites, launch services, engines, and integrated systems for commercial and government customers.
• Defense stocks are often seen as relatively resilient because they are linked to government spending and geopolitical conditions, which can make the sector more defensive during periods of market uncertainty.

Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, Boeing, Honeywell Aerospace, RTX, Howmet Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin are the seven Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that provide products or services related to national security, military equipment, aerospace, cybersecurity, and government defense contracts. For stock market investors, they are often viewed as a sector tied to government spending and geopolitical events, and they may be considered more stable or resilient than some other industries during periods of uncertainty. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.

Rocket Lab (RKLB)

Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets.

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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.

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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.

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Honeywell Aerospace (HONA)

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RTX (RTX)

RTX Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, provides systems and services for the commercial, military, and government customers in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. The Collins Aerospace Systems segment offers aerospace and defense products, and aftermarket service solutions for civil and military aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines, as well as regional, business, and general aviation, defense, and commercial space operations.

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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.

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Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments.

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