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UBS: Trump's Historic Military Budget Request Could Boost Beaten-Down Defense Stocks
UBS: Trump's Historic Military Budget Request Could Boost Beaten-Down Defense Stocks
U.S. defense stocks showed signs of stabilizing in April after tumbling since Operation Epic Fury began in late February and sustaining a Mach bloodbath. The improvement followed Friday's White House proposal to lift military spending sharply, to roughly $1.5 trillion in 2027.
UBS analyst Allyson Gordon said Monday morning that the White House budget request "should help sentiment," which has deteriorated since the U.S.-Iran conflict began. Last week, Gordon asked, "Why is U.S. defense performance lackluster?"
Earlier, the analyst said:
Defense...
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