Top Defense Stocks To Watch Now - January 19th

Key Points

• Five defense stocks to watch: Rocket Lab (RKLB), Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), GE Aerospace (GE), and RTX (RTX) were flagged by MarketBeat's screener as having the highest dollar trading volume among defense names recently.
• Why it matters: Defense stocks can deliver relatively stable revenue from government contracts, but their returns remain tied to government spending decisions and geopolitical events, so risks persist despite defensive qualities.

Rocket Lab, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, GE Aerospace, and RTX are the five 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 technology for military and national security—including aerospace contractors, weapons makers, surveillance systems, and defense-related IT and cybersecurity firms. Investors often view them as relatively defensive because steady government contracts can produce more stable revenues across economic cycles, though their returns remain tied to government spending decisions and geopolitical events. 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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Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space 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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