Aerospace Defense Products & Services Stocks

Aerospace defense products & services stocks are part of industrial goods stock industry. These companies mainly engage in the production of defensive systems. They may also relate to the aerospace field. A number of these firms depend heavily on government contracts for their revenues.

Most of the stocks in this category pay dividends below the wider market average. The companies may produce rocket ships to airplanes to nuclear submarines and main battle tanks. Aerospace and defense are two industries that stock market analysts traditionally group into one.

Aerospace Defense Products & Services Companies List

Globally, the market for defense products and services is estimated to be worth about $1.7 trillion annually. The nonprofit Space Foundation recently clocked the global space economy at $300 billion in annual sales.

Aerospace defense products & services companies are:

• The Boeing Company (BA)
• United Technologies Corporation (UTX)
• Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)
• General Dynamics Corporation (GD)
• Raytheon Company (RTN)
• Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL)
• TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG)
• L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL)
• Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR)
• Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII)
• B/E Aerospace Inc. (BEAV)
• Embraer SA (ERJ)
• Hexcel Corp. (HXL)
• Exelis Inc. (XLS)
• Orbital ATK, Inc. (OA)
• Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL)
• HEICO Corporation (HEI)
• Triumph Group, Inc. (TGI)
• HEICO Corporation (HEI-A)
• CAE Inc. (CAE)
• Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
• Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT)
• Moog Inc. (MOG-A)
• DigitalGlobe, Inc. (DGI)
• KLX Inc. (KLXI)
• Astronics Corporation (ATRO)
• TASER International Inc. (TASR)
• AAR Corp. (AIR)
• Kaman Corporation (KAMN)
• Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR)
• Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC)
• AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV)
• National Presto Industries Inc. (NPK)
• Ducommun Inc. (DCO)
• LMI Aerospace Inc. (LMIA)
• Breeze-Eastern Corporation (BZC)
• CPI Aerostructures Inc. (CVU)
• Air Industries Group (AIRI)
• Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (ISSC)
• Astrotech Corp. (ASTC)
• TAT Technologies, Ltd. (TATT)
• Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN)

Top Performing Aerospace Defense Products & Services Stocks 2015

The following is the year-to-date return of these stocks in 2015. Some of these stocks are listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NASDAQ, etc. They may be part of international stocks listed in US stock exchange.

Top performing aerospace defense products & services stocks 2015 are:

1. Exelis Inc. (XLS) 40.46%
2. Orbital ATK, Inc. (OA) 39.67%
3. Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. (RGR) 39.66%
4. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC) 36.75%
5. Astronics Corporation (ATRO) 36.32%
6. Astrotech Corp. (ASTC) 30.04%
7. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII) 25.58%
8. Hexcel Corp. (HXL) 25.02%
9. Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (ISSC) 22.64%
10. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (SPR) 22.28%
11. Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) 22.12%
12. The Boeing Company (BA) 18.72%
13. National Presto Industries Inc. (NPK) 17.45%
14. Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL) 15.62%
15. DigitalGlobe, Inc. (DGI) 12.56%
16. TransDigm Group Incorporated (TDG) 12.36%
17. CPI Aerostructures Inc. (CVU) 11.75%
18. AAR Corp. (AIR) 10.14%
19. Ducommun Inc. (DCO) 8.98%
20. B/E Aerospace Inc. (BEAV) 8.58%
21. Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL) 6.39%
22. Kaman Corporation (KAMN) 5.69%
23. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) 5.05%
24. United Technologies Corporation (UTX) 3.03%
25. HEICO Corporation (HEI-A) 2.41%
26. Raytheon Company (RTN) 1.94%
27. Breeze-Eastern Corporation (BZC) 1.86%
28. TAT Technologies, Ltd. (TATT) 1.80%
29. Moog Inc. (MOG-A) 1.12%
30. HEICO Corporation (HEI) 0.68%
31. L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL) 0.58%

Aerospace Defense Products & Services Stocks Table

No.	Company	Ticker	Country	Market Cap	Price
1	The Boeing Company	BA	USA	107.33B	153.36
2	United Technologies Corporation	UTX	USA	107.05B	117.84
3	Lockheed Martin Corporation	LMT	USA	63.51B	200.81
4	General Dynamics Corporation	GD	USA	44.65B	135.24
5	Raytheon Company	RTN	USA	33.49B	108.98
6	Rockwell Collins Inc.	COL	USA	12.88B	97.34
7	TransDigm Group Incorporated	TDG	USA	11.63B	220.61
8	L-3 Communications Holdings Inc.	LLL	USA	10.67B	126.31
9	Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.	SPR	USA	7.31B	52.63
10	Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.	HII	USA	6.88B	140.82
11	B/E Aerospace Inc.	BEAV	USA	6.65B	62.80
12	Embraer SA	ERJ	Brazil	5.79B	31.52
13	Hexcel Corp.	HXL	USA	4.99B	51.76
14	Exelis Inc.	XLS	USA	4.57B	24.51
15	Orbital ATK, Inc.	OA	USA	4.52B	76.33
16	Esterline Technologies Corp.	ESL	USA	3.63B	116.69
17	HEICO Corporation	HEI	USA	3.57B	60.81
18	Triumph Group, Inc.	TGI	USA	3.28B	65.06
19	HEICO Corporation	HEI-A	USA	3.23B	48.50
20	CAE Inc.	CAE	Canada	3.18B	11.79
21	Woodward, Inc.	WWD	USA	3.16B	48.53
22	Elbit Systems Ltd.	ESLT	Israel	3.15B	73.80
23	Moog Inc.	MOG-A	USA	2.98B	74.86
24	DigitalGlobe, Inc.	DGI	USA	2.53B	34.86
25	KLX Inc.	KLXI	USA	2.08B	39.74
26	Astronics Corporation	ATRO	USA	1.66B	75.40
27	TASER International Inc.	TASR	USA	1.34B	25.16
28	AAR Corp.	AIR	USA	1.22B	30.52
29	Kaman Corporation	KAMN	USA	1.15B	42.19
30	Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc.	RGR	USA	899.60M	48.21
31	Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation	SWHC	USA	696.32M	12.95
32	AeroVironment, Inc.	AVAV	USA	625.01M	26.79
33	National Presto Industries Inc.	NPK	USA	442.88M	64.00
34	Ducommun Inc.	DCO	USA	301.67M	27.55
35	LMI Aerospace Inc.	LMIA	USA	160.83M	12.24
36	Breeze-Eastern Corporation	BZC	USA	100.23M	10.22
37	CPI Aerostructures Inc.	CVU	USA	96.98M	11.41
38	Air Industries Group	AIRI	USA	73.34M	10.33
39	Innovative Solutions & Support Inc.	ISSC	USA	65.87M	3.90
40	Astrotech Corp.	ASTC	USA	63.20M	3.16
41	TAT Technologies, Ltd.	TATT	Israel	59.70M	6.80
42	Acorn Energy, Inc.	ACFN	USA	12.67M	0.48