By Frank Prenesti
Date: Thursday 08 Jan 2026
(Sharecast News) - Defence stocks were on the rise on Thursday as US President Donald Trump said he wanted to ramp up military spending by 50% to $1.5tn by 2027 and took aim at the salary levels of industry bosses.
| Currency | US Dollars |
| Share Price | $ 242.96 |
| Change Today | $ 3.61 |
| % Change | 1.51 % |
| 52 Week High | $252.15 |
| 52 Week Low | $136.59 |
| Volume | 6,833,756 |
| Shares Issued | 784.70m |
| Market Cap | $190,650m |
| Beta | 0.01 |
| RiskGrade | 190 |
| Strong Buy | 12 |
| Buy | 10 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 28 |

| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 16:00 | 3,951 @ $242.93 |
| 16:00 | 320 @ $242.93 |
| 16:00 | 880 @ $242.93 |
| 16:00 | 169 @ $242.94 |
| 16:00 | 123 @ $242.94 |
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