Best Defense Stocks To Watch Today – March 1st

Citigroup, General Electric, Analog Devices, Boeing, RTX, Rocket Lab USA, and Celestica are the seven Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares in companies that produce and supply products, technologies, or services for military and government defense use. These companies typically manufacture equipment like aircraft, missiles, or cybersecurity systems, and their performance can be influenced by government spending and geopolitical events. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.

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.

Shares of NYSE:C traded up $0.91 during trading on Friday, hitting $79.78. 21,229,220 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,422,278. The company has a market cap of $150.89 billion, a PE ratio of 13.41, a P/E/G ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $77.72 and a 200 day moving average of $69.23. Citigroup has a 52-week low of $53.51 and a 52-week high of $84.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

General Electric (GE)

General Electric Company, doing business as GE Aerospace, designs and produces commercial and defense aircraft engines, integrated engine components, electric power, and mechanical aircraft systems. It also offers aftermarket services to support its products. The company operates in the United States, Europe, China, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa.

Shares of NYSE:GE traded up $5.79 during trading on Friday, hitting $207.22. 6,116,408 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,268,165. The company has a market cap of $222.40 billion, a PE ratio of 34.59, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $190.24 and a 200 day moving average of $182.00. General Electric has a 52-week low of $124.08 and a 52-week high of $212.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

Analog Devices (ADI)

Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems products in the United States, rest of North and South America, Europe, Japan, China, and rest of Asia. The company provides data converter products, which translate real-world analog signals into digital data, as well as translates digital data into analog signals; power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and consumer markets; and power ICs that include performance, integration, and software design simulation tools for accurate power supply designs.

Shares of ADI stock traded up $5.97 on Friday, reaching $229.82. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,626,646 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,860,008. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19. Analog Devices has a 12-month low of $182.57 and a 12-month high of $247.10. The company has a market capitalization of $113.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 73.19, a PEG ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $217.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $221.05.

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.

Shares of BA stock traded up $1.01 on Friday, reaching $174.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,794,061 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,603,943. Boeing has a 12-month low of $137.03 and a 12-month high of $206.62. The company has a market capitalization of $131.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.54 and a beta of 1.52. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $176.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $164.74.

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.

RTX traded up $2.50 during trading on Friday, reaching $133.02. The stock had a trading volume of 7,459,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,875,987. The stock has a market cap of $177.19 billion, a PE ratio of 37.47, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.99. RTX has a one year low of $88.95 and a one year high of $133.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $122.72 and a 200-day moving average of $121.35.

Rocket Lab USA (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.

RKLB traded up $0.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $20.44. The stock had a trading volume of 37,408,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,412,555. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.71 and a 200-day moving average of $17.82. Rocket Lab USA has a one year low of $3.47 and a one year high of $33.34. The stock has a market cap of $10.22 billion, a PE ratio of -55.25 and a beta of 1.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 2.16 and a current ratio of 2.58.

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.

Shares of NYSE:CLS traded down $0.92 on Friday, reaching $106.95. 6,514,768 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,927,983. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $112.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.30. Celestica has a 52 week low of $40.25 and a 52 week high of $144.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 2.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.