Defense Stocks To Watch Now - January 2nd

Key Points

• Rocket Lab (RKLB), Boeing (BA) and GE Aerospace (GE) are MarketBeat's three defense stocks to watch, having posted the highest dollar trading volume among defense names in recent days.
• Defense stocks are viewed as relatively defensive because of stable revenue from long-term government contracts, but they remain exposed to shifts in defense budgets and geopolitical or policy risks.
• Rocket Lab is focused on small- and medium-class rockets, launch services and spacecraft systems, while Boeing and GE Aerospace are major suppliers across commercial and military aircraft, engines and defense systems.

Rocket Lab, Boeing, and GE Aerospace are the three Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that design, manufacture, or provide services and equipment for military and national security purposes—such as aircraft, weapons, cybersecurity, and defense contractors. Investors view them as relatively "defensive" because they typically have stable revenue from long-term government contracts and can show lower sensitivity to economic downturns, though they remain exposed to changes in defense budgets and geopolitical or policy 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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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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