Defense Stocks To Watch Now - October 12th

Key Points

• Five key defense stocks to monitor include Rocket Lab, Boeing, RTX, GE Aerospace, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, which have shown the highest trading volumes recently.
• Defense stocks are considered relatively stable investments as they tend to benefit from consistent government defense budgets, making them important for a diversified portfolio.
• Each of the highlighted companies specializes in various defense and aerospace services, ranging from launch services to missile defense and commercial jet manufacturing.

Rocket Lab, Boeing, RTX, GE Aerospace, and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies whose primary business involves designing, manufacturing or supplying military equipment, weapons systems and related defense services. Investors often view these stocks as relatively resilient because government defense budgets tend to remain stable or grow even during economic downturns. As a result, defense stocks can serve as a defensive component in a diversified equity portfolio. 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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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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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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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.

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