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 | $ 243.03 |
| Change Today | $ 6.08 |
| % Change | 2.57 % |
| 52 Week High | $252.15 |
| 52 Week Low | $136.59 |
| Volume | 6,701,183 |
| Shares Issued | 784.70m |
| Market Cap | $190,705m |
| Beta | 0.02 |
| RiskGrade | 190 |
| Strong Buy | 12 |
| Buy | 10 |
| Neutral | 6 |
| Sell | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 28 |

| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 15:59 | 100 @ $242.98 |
| 15:59 | 232 @ $242.99 |
| 15:59 | 100 @ $242.99 |
| 15:59 | 103 @ $242.99 |
| 15:59 | 100 @ $242.99 |
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