Top Defense Stocks To Keep An Eye On - September 15th

Key Points

• Five defense stocks to watch include Boeing, Rocket Lab, Citigroup, GE Aerospace, and Celestica, all of which have seen high trading volumes recently.
• Defense companies benefit from long-term government contracts, making their revenues dependent on defense budgets, but they also face regulatory and political risks.
• Boeing focuses on military aircraft, satellites, and launch systems, while Rocket Lab provides launch services for the space and defense industries.

Boeing, Rocket Lab, Citigroup, GE Aerospace, and Celestica are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of publicly traded companies whose primary business involves designing, manufacturing, and servicing military equipment, weapons systems, and related defense technologies. These companies typically secure long-term contracts with governments and allied partners, making their revenues sensitive to defense budgets, geopolitical developments, and national security policies. Investors often include defense stocks in portfolios seeking exposure to a sector characterized by stable cash flows from recurring government spending, albeit with inherent regulatory and political risks. 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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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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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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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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Celestica (CLS)

Celestica Inc. provides supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments: Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, new product introduction, engineering services, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services.

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