American defense stocks, including Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), held their own far better than the S&P 500 (SPX) recently, as the Fed's comments dragged markets lower. In this piece, we used TipRanks' Comparison Tool to weigh which defense stock is capable of greater upside over the year ahead. Analysts expect the most upside potential from LMT stock, but let's take a look at each company in more detail to determine if that is justified. The relative resilience of the defense stocks was thanks in part to renewed geopolitical jitters, with Vladimir Putin calling to mobilize more troops in its ongoing war in Ukraine.
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