Top Defense Stocks To Watch Now - March 8th

Key Points

• MarketBeat's screener flags Boeing, RTX, Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin as the five defense stocks to watch right now.
• Defense stocks are viewed as relatively defensive because much of their revenue is government-funded, providing more stable earnings across economic cycles with typically lower volatility and steady dividends.
• The picks were based on the highest recent dollar trading volume among defense names, reflecting elevated investor interest and liquidity across major primes (Boeing, RTX, Lockheed) and space-focused firms (Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace).

Boeing, RTX, Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin 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 for military and national security needs—such as aircraft, weapons systems, shipbuilding, cybersecurity, and defense contractors. Investors view them as relatively defensive because much of their revenue is government-funded and tends to be more stable across economic cycles, often offering lower volatility and steady dividends compared with cyclically sensitive sectors. 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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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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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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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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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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