Best in class: Aerospace & Defense
What are the strongest names in one industry right now? One industry at a time, quality-ranked with the risk gate applied. Hubs with fewer than 8 covered names abstain rather than rank thin air.
| Symbol | Company | Why it's here |
|---|---|---|
| FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | Quality 100.0 · Upside +88% |
| ISSC | Innovative Solutions and Suppor | Quality 91.6 · Upside -72% · F-score 4 |
| OPXS | Optex Systems Holdings, Inc. | Quality 89.0 · Upside +108% · F-score 7 |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | Quality 88.4 · Upside -47% · F-score 7 |
| HEI-A | Heico Corporation | Quality 82.5 · Upside -35% · F-score 7 |
| PKE | Park Aerospace Corp. | Quality 81.2 · Upside -82% · F-score 6 |
| HEI | Heico Corporation | Quality 81.0 · Upside -40% · F-score 5 |
| CW | Curtiss-Wright Corporation | Quality 77.8 · Upside -45% · F-score 8 |
| CODA | Coda Octopus Group, Inc. | Quality 76.4 · Upside -31% · F-score 6 |
| AIR | AAR Corp. | Quality 74.0 · Upside -62% · F-score 5 |
Held out by the gates: FTAIM (no current distress read on file), DFNS (negative equity, distress band High), GE (forensic flag), WWD (forensic flag), TDG (negative equity), TATT (forensic flag), LOAR (forensic flag), BYRN (forensic flag), SARO (forensic flag), ATRO (forensic flag), KRMN (forensic flag, distress band High), CDRE (forensic flag), HAWK (distress band High, Beneish flag), MOG-A (forensic flag), MOG-B (forensic flag). A held-out name is information, not a verdict — the flag and its source are on the stock page.
Ranked within Aerospace & Defense only — best-in-group, not a market call. QTick publishes measured descriptors and base rates. Publisher, not adviser.