Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings

Published 12 Oct 2026, 15:43 UTC. Updated 12 Oct 2026, 16:28 UTC.

Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings Yahoo Finance

Directly affected

BCS Barclays
Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
XAR SPDR SERIES TRUST
Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia.
EPI WISDOMTREE INDIA EARNINGS FUND ETF
GA selected EPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: earnings. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
BCS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	+0.12%	-1.46%	—	+1.14%	+0.35%	+0.99%	+1.70%
ITA	+0.06%	-1.47%	—	-0.28%	-1.26%	-1.17%	+0.09%
BA	+1.20%	-1.13%	—	-0.50%	-2.05%	-3.08%	-0.90%
LHX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HII	+0.73%	-1.48%	—	-0.20%	-2.61%	-0.05%	+1.02%
XAR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPI	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

Since the first closing price after “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is +1.74%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a +3.21% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a +2.89% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
BA	that day	-0.50%	final price
BA	the next day	-2.05%	final price
BA	two days later	-3.08%	final price
BA	three days later	-0.90%	final price
BA	three days earlier	-1.13%	final price
BA	five days earlier	+1.20%	final price
GD	that day	+1.14%	final price
GD	the next day	+0.35%	final price
GD	two days later	+0.99%	final price
GD	three days later	+1.70%	final price
GD	three days earlier	-1.46%	final price
GD	five days earlier	+0.12%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	that day	-0.63%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	the next day	-0.76%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	two days later	-2.24%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	three days later	-0.50%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	three days earlier	-2.27%	final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)	five days earlier	-1.32%	final price
HII	that day	-0.20%	final price
HII	the next day	-2.61%	final price
HII	two days later	-0.05%	final price
HII	three days later	+1.02%	final price
HII	three days earlier	-1.48%	final price
HII	five days earlier	+0.73%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	that day	-0.28%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	the next day	-1.26%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	two days later	-1.17%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days later	+0.09%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	three days earlier	-1.47%	final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)	five days earlier	+0.06%	final price

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SPY

XLI

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
In “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia
XAR Spdr Series Trust
For “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia
EPI Wisdomtree India Earnings Fund Etf
In “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Wisdomtree India Earnings Fund Etf (EPI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected EPI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: earnings. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BAMG Brookstone Growth Stock Etf
Brookstone Growth Stock Etf (BAMG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings.” Reason on file: GA selected BAMG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stocks. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
BAMV Brookstone Value Stock Etf
In “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Brookstone Value Stock Etf (BAMV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BAMV as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stocks. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf
In “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Invesco Aerospace & Defense Etf (PPA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PPA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
RSST Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Managed Futures Etf
For “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Return Stacked U.S. Stocks & Managed Futures Etf (RSST) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RSST as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: stocks. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
GLD Spdr Gold Trust
For “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings,” Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can affect safe-haven and macro-risk proxies; this is a monitoring relationship, not a directional prediction

How “Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings” reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

“Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings” (12 Oct 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through Defense.

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is on the page because Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is here too. Its reason reads: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Dates and price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

EPI traded between 39.37 and 42.06 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 41.09. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

What the saved facts support for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“Barclays downgrades 2 software stocks ahead of Q3 earnings” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.