Major Diversified Aerospace Defense Stocks

Major diversified aerospace defense stocks are part of industrial goods stock sector. These aerospace defense companies produce and distribute everything from NASA rocketships and commercial jetliners. It may provide products to government such as Air Force fighter jets, Navy nuclear submarines, and Army main battle tanks.

These companies may provide dividend for investors. Some of the yield is larger than typical S&P 500 index companies.

Major Diversified Aerospace Defense Companies List

The 3 largest major diversified aerospace defense companies are Northrop Grumman Corporation, Textron Inc, and GenCorp Inc. Globally, the market for defense products and services is projected to be worth about $1.72 trillion annually.

Major diversified aerospace defense companies are:

• Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC)
• Textron Inc. (TXT)
• GenCorp Inc. (GY)
• Erickson Incorporated (EAC)
• Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (TIK)
• Micronet Enertec Technologies, Inc. (MICT)

Top Performing Major Diversified Aerospace Defense 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 major diversified aerospace defense stocks 2015 are:

1. GenCorp Inc. (GY) 25.14%
2. Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) 10.99%
3. Textron Inc. (TXT) 8.74%
4. Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (TIK) 8.61%

Major Diversified Aerospace Defense Stocks Table

No	Company	Ticker	Country	Market Cap	Price
1	Northrop Grumman Corporation	NOC	USA	32.32B	164.21
2	Textron Inc.	TXT	USA	12.68B	45.85
3	GenCorp Inc.	GY	USA	1.43B	22.97
4	Erickson Incorporated	EAC	USA	53.62M	3.82
5	Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.	TIK	USA	18.85M	5.74
6	Micronet Enertec Technologies, Inc.	MICT	USA	16.29M	2.82