
Boeing, GE Aerospace, and Rocket Lab are the three Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that design, manufacture, or support military and national-security products and services—such as aerospace firms, weapons manufacturers, defense contractors, and related cybersecurity and logistics providers. Investors often view them as relatively stable because government defense spending tends to be steady across economic cycles, though they remain exposed to geopolitical shifts, budget changes, and regulatory 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.
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.
Read Our Latest Research Report on GE
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.
Read Our Latest Research Report on RKLB
Featured Articles
- MarketBeat’s Top Five Stocks to Own in March 2026
- Huntington Bancshares Is Chasing a Bigger Growth Story
- 3 ETFs to Avoid as Oil Shock Hits Markets
- Megatrends Still Matter: 3 Growth Stocks for the Next 10 Years
- The Trade Desk: Follow the CEO, Not the Downgrade
- A Bearish Tool for a Bullish Market: How Investors Are Hedging Now
