Defense Stocks To Keep An Eye On - May 10th

Key Points

• Rocket Lab, Boeing, GE Aerospace, RTX, and Howmet Aerospace are the five defense stocks MarketBeat says to watch, based on their recent high dollar trading volume.
• The article frames defense stocks as relatively resilient because they benefit from government defense spending and demand for military, aerospace, cybersecurity, and defense technology products.
• Each highlighted company plays a distinct role in the sector, from Rocket Lab’s space launch services to Boeing’s military aircraft and satellites, GE Aerospace’s engines and propulsion, RTX’s defense systems, and Howmet’s aerospace engineered components.

Rocket Lab, Boeing, GE Aerospace, RTX, and Howmet Aerospace are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that provide products or services for national security, including military equipment, aerospace systems, cybersecurity, and defense technology. For stock market investors, these stocks are often seen as tied to government defense spending and may be considered relatively stable because demand can remain steady even when the broader economy slows. 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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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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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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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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