Best Defense Stocks To Consider – July 2nd

BigBear.ai, AeroVironment, Citigroup, GE Aerospace, and Boeing are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of publicly traded companies primarily involved in the research, development, manufacture and support of military and defense-related equipment, services and technologies. Because these firms often depend on government contracts and are influenced by national security policies and geopolitical tensions, their stock prices can be sensitive to defense budgets, international conflicts and shifts in defense procurement priorities. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.

BigBear.ai (BBAI)

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence-powered decision intelligence solutions. It offers national security, supply chain management, and digital identity and biometrics solutions. The company also provides data ingestion, data enrichment, data processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics, and predictive visualization solutions and services.

BBAI stock traded up $0.89 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $7.54. The company had a trading volume of 182,296,186 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,949,570. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.19 billion, a PE ratio of -9.62 and a beta of 3.46. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $3.94 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.15. BigBear.ai has a fifty-two week low of $1.17 and a fifty-two week high of $10.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.66, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

AeroVironment (AVAV)

AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments.

NASDAQ:AVAV traded down $5.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $247.29. 3,154,035 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 522,494. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.01 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $182.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $161.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 2.69. AeroVironment has a twelve month low of $102.25 and a twelve month high of $295.90.

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 C traded up $0.64 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $86.91. 5,887,572 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,559,866. Citigroup has a 1-year low of $53.51 and a 1-year high of $86.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $162.32 billion, a PE ratio of 13.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.34. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $75.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.83.

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.

Shares of NYSE GE traded down $2.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $246.91. 1,875,031 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,490,748. GE Aerospace has a twelve month low of $150.20 and a twelve month high of $260.55. The firm has a market cap of $263.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.33, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.37. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $231.41 and its 200-day moving average price is $204.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.77.

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.

Boeing stock traded up $3.29 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $213.08. 2,014,368 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,429,407. Boeing has a one year low of $128.88 and a one year high of $218.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $199.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $180.55. The company has a market cap of $160.66 billion, a PE ratio of -11.86 and a beta of 1.41.