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Top Defense Stocks To Follow Now - September 19th

Boeing logo with Aerospace background

Key Points

  • Boeing, GE Aerospace, and Citigroup are identified as the top defense stocks to monitor due to their substantial trading volume in recent days.
  • Boeing specializes in aerospace and defense products, including military aircraft and satellites, while GE Aerospace focuses on commercial and military aviation technologies.
  • Citigroup serves a wide range of clients with its financial services, which include cash management and securities services aimed at corporations and government sectors.
  • MarketBeat previews top five stocks to own in October.

Boeing, GE Aerospace, and Citigroup are the three Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that design, produce or service military equipment, aerospace systems, cybersecurity solutions and other defense-related technologies for governments. Their performance tends to track national defense budgets, geopolitical tensions and policy decisions, making them less cyclical than some sectors but exposed to regulatory and political risk. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.

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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Citigroup (C)

Citigroup Inc., a diversified financial service holding company, provides various financial product and services to consumers, corporations, governments, and institutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Services, Markets, Banking, U.S. Personal Banking, and Wealth. The Services segment includes Treasury and Trade Solutions, which provides cash management, trade, and working capital solutions to multinational corporations, financial institutions, and public sector organizations; and Securities Services, such as cross-border support for clients, local market expertise, post-trade technologies, data solutions, and various securities services solutions.

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