The Best Defense Stock to Buy as Tensions with Iran Build

With tensions building between the U.S. and Iran, we went searching for the top defense stock to buy right now. And we found just the one… It has a strong balance sheet with just $2 billion in debt. And its total debt to capital sits at just 29.4%, compared to an industry average of 68%. The firm even pays a 2.13% dividend, which outpaces its rivals 1.9% average. And its gross profit margins, operating profit margins, and net profit margins all outpace the industry average as well. But the company’s standard financial metrics tell just half of the story of why it is a breakout stock with a very high VQScore. As you’ll see, the firm is about to make major strides in the increased competition for Pentagon dollars… Tags: Defense Stocks To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2019 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post The Best Defense Stock to Buy as Tensions with Iran Build appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .