Defense Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - March 31st

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener highlights five defense stocks to watch: Rocket Lab (RKLB), GE Aerospace (GE), Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and RTX (RTX), which posted the highest dollar trading volume among defense stocks in recent days.
• Investors often treat defense stocks as defensive holdings because government contracts and steady defense budgets can support relatively stable revenues and dividends, though they remain exposed to policy, budget, and geopolitical risks.
• The list spans traditional aerospace primes and space-focused players — notably Rocket Lab, which provides launch services, spacecraft design and manufacturing, and constellation management, underscoring interest in space- and satellite-related defense opportunities.

Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and RTX are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that design, manufacture, or provide services for military and national security needs—things like weapons, aircraft, naval vessels, satellites, and defense-related software and cybersecurity. Investors often treat them as defensive holdings because government contracts and steady defense budgets can make their revenues and dividends relatively stable through economic downturns, though they remain exposed to policy, budget, and geopolitical risks. 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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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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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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