Why These Defense Stocks Are Gaining This Week

6. Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU)

Weekly Gains: 12.28%

Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) is engaged in the design, manufacture, launch, and data collection of commercial satellites.

While 2025 has been a difficult year for the company with a year-to-date share price decline of nearly 60%, the stock surged last week after Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU) announced the successful launch and deployment of LizzieSat (LS-3) into Low Earth Orbit. It was launched on March 14 as part of the Transporter-13 rideshare mission with SpaceX.

This is Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU)’s third satellite launch within a year, after LizzieSat-1 and 2, which have been in orbit since March and December 2024, respectively. With gains of 12.28% between March 10 and 17, SIDU is among the defense stocks that are gaining this week.