U.S. Aerospace & Defense Stock News

Owens Corning (OC) has been drifting lower this year, even though its long term track record still looks solid. With the stock down about 32% year to date, investors are asking whether expectations have swung too far. See our latest analysis for Owens Corning. The recent slide sits alongside a choppy year, with a 30 day share price return of 15.51% contrasting with a 32.34% year to date share price decline and a still respectable 5 year total shareholder return of 58.51%. This suggests long...

If you are wondering whether Medical Properties Trust is finally a bargain or still a value trap at a lower price, this article will walk you through what the numbers indicate about its valuation. After a painful multi year slide, the stock has started to claw back some ground, rising 0.8% over the last week, 2.0% over the past month, and 27.9% year to date, although it still trades well below where it was 3 and 5 years ago. Recent moves have been driven less by hype and more by shifting...

Earlier in December 2025, EPAM Systems announced the launch of seven production-ready AI agents on Google Cloud Marketplace, aimed at accelerating secure, large-scale generative AI deployments for enterprises in sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and retail. This move deepens EPAM’s collaboration with Google Cloud and highlights the company’s focus on engineering-led, compliant AI solutions that can be deployed quickly into complex enterprise environments. We’ll now examine how...

The market is digesting fresh boardroom news at Okta (OKTA), where the company has added two heavyweight independent directors and seen one departure. This shift could subtly reshape the stock’s long term story. See our latest analysis for Okta. Those board additions land as the share price hovers around $90.21, with a solid year to date share price return suggesting momentum is rebuilding even though the five year total shareholder return remains deeply negative. This mix often signals...

Sunoco has announced it will return to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES as a full-time primary partner with Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 8 Honda driven by Kyffin Simpson from 2026 under a multi-year agreement, marking its first full-season primary sponsorship in INDYCAR since 1973. This move deepens Sunoco’s motorsports presence, tying its Top Tier fuel brand to one of open-wheel racing’s most successful teams and reinforcing its profile across all Chip Ganassi Racing entries for all 17 races. We’ll now...

TriNet Group (TNET) just backed up its income story with a fresh quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share, payable January 26, 2026 to shareholders on record as of January 2. See our latest analysis for TriNet Group. Even with this steady dividend story and recent upbeat earnings revisions, TriNet Group’s 1 year total shareholder return of about negative 34 percent and weak year to date share price return suggest momentum has been fading rather than building. If this kind of income name has you...

Earlier this month, Walt Disney announced a three-year agreement for OpenAI’s Sora and ChatGPT Images to generate short-form content using more than 200 licensed characters from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars, alongside a US$1.00 billion equity investment and additional equity warrants in OpenAI. The deal positions Disney to weave its intellectual property directly into generative AI platforms while also adopting OpenAI’s tools across Disney+, ESPN, and internal operations, potentially...

T1 Energy has already begun construction on its G2_Austin solar cell fab in Milam County, Texas, a US$400–US$425 million project expected to deliver 2.1 GW of high-efficiency TOPCon solar cell capacity in its first phase by the end of 2026, supplying its 5 GW G1_Dallas module facility. By pairing this scale-up with recent equity and convertible note offerings that raised about US$304.2 million, T1 is moving toward a largely domestic, FEOC-compliant solar supply chain that could appeal to...

Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO) is back in the spotlight after Jim Cramer called it a winner, pointing to upbeat second quarter results and stronger sales guidance that reinforce its growing role in AI connectivity. See our latest analysis for Credo Technology Group Holding. The upbeat second quarter and bullish commentary follow a volatile stretch, with an 8.34% 1 day share price return and 111.66% year to date share price return. The 3 year total shareholder return above 1,000% shows...

Berkshire Hathaway has begun its largest leadership reshuffle in decades, naming Greg Abel as future CEO, appointing Adam M. Johnson to lead consumer products, services and retailing, creating an in-house General Counsel role, and setting out a multi-year CFO succession from Marc D. Hamburg to Charles C. Chang. This shift brings more operational and legal decision-making inside Berkshire, marking a subtle evolution from Warren Buffett’s historically lean, decentralized headquarters...

Teradyne (TER) is back in the spotlight after unveiling a new U.S. robotics operations hub in Michigan, a move that lands just as AI driven semiconductor demand and upbeat earnings momentum are lifting the stock. See our latest analysis for Teradyne. The new robotics hub lands on top of a powerful run, with Teradyne’s share price up a hefty 54.22% year to date and a 55.64% total shareholder return over the last year. This underscores that momentum is clearly building as AI driven test demand...

In the past week, DocuSign reported Q3 revenue growth of 8.4% year on year, raised its full-year guidance, and highlighted increasing customer adoption of its AI-powered Intelligent Agreement Management and Identity and Access Management platforms, while also committing EUR4.5 million to expand its AI Centre of Excellence in Dublin. These developments, reinforced by fresh analyst coverage emphasizing the company’s AI capabilities and recurring revenue potential, underscore how DocuSign is...

Copa Holdings (NYSE:CPA) just released its November traffic update, showing capacity up 10% and passenger traffic up 10.2% year over year, with load factor nudging higher to 86.2%. See our latest analysis for Copa Holdings. The strong November traffic update fits neatly with Copa Holdings' recent momentum, with a 1 day share price return of 3.47 percent and a robust year to date share price return of 44.81 percent. The 1 year total shareholder return of 48.17 percent underscores that...

Legend Biotech (LEGN) just released fresh long term data on its flagship CAR T therapy CARVYKTI from the CARTITUDE program in hard to treat multiple myeloma, clarifying its profile for durability, safety, and potential future revenue. See our latest analysis for Legend Biotech. Despite today’s positive CARVYKTI update, Legend Biotech’s 30 day share price return of minus 21.71 percent and one year total shareholder return of minus 35.68 percent show sentiment has been weak, but the 3.01...

Recent analyst upgrades and upbeat commentary around Cummins (CMI) have pushed the stock back into focus, as investors weigh its growing data center backup power exposure against a softer heavy truck cycle. See our latest analysis for Cummins. That backdrop helps explain why the latest share price of $506.72 sits on top of a powerful 45.76 percent year to date share price return and a 47.09 percent one year total shareholder return, signaling momentum that looks more like a sustained rerating...

Jefferies Financial Group recently faced an SEC investigation and parallel law firm probes into whether it adequately disclosed risks tied to its Point Bonita Capital trade finance exposure to bankrupt auto-parts supplier First Brands Group, while also continuing to issue multiple long-dated, callable senior unsecured notes in 2031, 2040 and 2055. The juxtaposition of fresh bond issuance and a regulatory probe into risk disclosure and internal controls raises important questions about...

In recent days, Cardinal Health reported an exceptional quarter, beating revenue and EPS expectations, while management highlighted broad-based operational strength heading into fiscal 2026. Commentary has also emphasized CEO Jason Hollar’s vision and the company’s growing exposure to higher-value areas like specialty therapies and nuclear medicine, even as potential regulatory shifts remain a key risk. With this backdrop of stronger-than-expected execution and optimistic commentary on...

If you are wondering whether Viatris at around $11.93 is a hidden value play or a value trap, you are not alone. This article is about cutting through that noise. The stock has crept higher in the short term, up about 2.4% over the last week and 14.1% over the past month, even though it is roughly flat over 1 year and still down 3.9% year to date. Part of this renewed interest has come as investors refocus on Viatris’ strategic shift toward a more streamlined, branded and complex generics...

Recent share performance and setup Littelfuse (LFUS) has quietly outperformed many industrial tech peers this year, with the stock up about 9% year to date and roughly 10% over the past year, despite some recent pullback. See our latest analysis for Littelfuse. The recent pullback after a solid 1 month share price return suggests some short term profit taking, but the 1 year total shareholder return still points to steady, if unspectacular, momentum. If you are comparing Littelfuse to what...

In December 2025, Wells Fargo & Company said it will redeem all of its Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due January 15, 2027 on January 15, 2026 at 100% of principal plus accrued interest, removing a covenant that had constrained redemptions of its 3.90% Fixed Rate Reset Non-Cumulative Perpetual Class A Preferred Stock, Series BB. At the same time, Wells Fargo has been active in issuing new callable senior and subordinated unsecured notes across maturities out...

Assurant recently reported quarterly results that exceeded earnings and revenue expectations, while expanding its mobile device protection and extended service contract programs through new financial services partnerships. This combination of consistent earnings outperformance and broader protection offerings across connected devices, homes, and automobiles has reinforced confidence in Assurant’s business model resilience. We’ll now explore how this continued earnings outperformance,...

Host Hotels & Resorts recently reported third-quarter 2025 earnings with earnings per share of US$0.23 versus expectations of US$0.04, and completed a US$400 million 4.250% Senior Notes due 2028 offering that is expected to raise about US$395 million in net proceeds. This combination of a stronger-than-expected quarter and fresh funding expands the company’s financial flexibility to reinvest in its premium hotel portfolio and support ongoing capital projects. Next, we’ll examine how the...

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) has quietly slid again, with the stock down about 2 % on the day and roughly 31 % over the past 3 months, putting its turnaround story back under the microscope for investors. See our latest analysis for Advance Auto Parts. Zooming out, the recent slide adds to a tough stretch, with a roughly 19 percent 1 month share price return and a year to date share price decline suggesting momentum is still fading despite some operational progress, while the 3 year total...

Children's Place (PLCE) is back in focus after a rough stretch, with a third straight quarterly loss, softer sales, and fresh financing moves that aim to steady the balance sheet and fund a broader turnaround. See our latest analysis for Children's Place. The new term loan and revolving credit line arrive against a brutal backdrop, with a 7 day share price return of minus 41.9 percent and a 1 year total shareholder return of minus 57.6 percent. This underscores that sentiment has been...