Top Defense Stocks Worth Watching - March 5th

Key Points

• Boeing (BA), Rocket Lab (RKLB), and RTX (RTX) are MarketBeat's three defense stocks to watch today, selected because they posted the highest dollar trading volume among defense names in recent days.
• Defense stocks are viewed as defensive investments since demand is largely driven by government budgets—providing relatively stable cash flows—though they remain vulnerable to geopolitical and policy shifts.
• Boeing builds commercial and military aircraft plus space and missile systems; Rocket Lab offers small‑ and medium‑class rocket launches and spacecraft services; and RTX operates Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon businesses supplying aerospace and defense systems.

Boeing, Rocket Lab, and RTX are the three Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that design, manufacture, and support military and national-security products and services — including aerospace and defense contractors, weapons makers, cybersecurity firms, and other government contractors. Investors view them as defensive because demand is often driven by government budgets rather than consumer spending, giving them relatively stable cash flows and lower sensitivity to regular economic cycles, though they remain exposed to geopolitical and policy changes. 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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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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