GE Aerospace, Boeing, and AeroVironment are the three Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares in companies that design, manufacture and service military equipment, weapons systems and related technologies for government defense agencies. Because their revenues are largely backed by multi-year government contracts and strategic defense budgets, they often exhibit more stable cash flows and lower sensitivity to economic cycles than the broader market. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.
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 $2.68 during trading on Friday, reaching $255.25. The company had a trading volume of 3,456,833 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,528,501. GE Aerospace has a 12-month low of $150.20 and a 12-month high of $260.55. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $238.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $207.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $272.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.67, a PEG ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 1.08.
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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.
Boeing stock traded up $0.76 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $226.85. The stock had a trading volume of 2,843,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,504,784. Boeing has a twelve month low of $128.88 and a twelve month high of $230.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $171.04 billion, a PE ratio of -12.67 and a beta of 1.41. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $205.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $182.63.
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AeroVironment (AVAV)
AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments.
NASDAQ AVAV traded up $22.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $260.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,352,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 574,486. AeroVironment has a 52-week low of $102.25 and a 52-week high of $295.90. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $194.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $165.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 2.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 167.33 and a beta of 0.96.
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