Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks
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In trading on Thursday, defense shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Lockheed Martin, off about 1.8% and shares of Northrop Grumman down about 1.7% on the day. Also lagging the market Thursday are oil & ga
Directly affected
Indirectly affected
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- 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
- USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP
Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations.
- BNO UNITED STS BRENT OIL FD LP
Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
In trading on Thursday, defense shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.4%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Lockheed Martin, off about 1.8% and shares of Northrop Grumman down about 1.7% on the day. Also laggin…
Source: Nasdaq Markets
Northrop Grumman (NOC) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” Northrop Grumman (NOC) is -3.18%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a -3.83% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.44%, a -8.62% difference versus that group of stocks.
Who reported a Northrop Grumman (NOC) trade near this story
- Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 12 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
- Kevin Hern sell Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 6 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
- Kevin Hern sell Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 6 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
- Kevin Hern sell Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($15,001 - $50,000). The transaction date is the publication date. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
- Kevin Hern sell Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 15 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
- Kevin Hern sell Lockheed Martin (LMT) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 15 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.”
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Northrop Grumman (NOC) on one side of this energy story
Companies mentioned with this story
- NOC Northrop Grumman
In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” Northrop Grumman (NOC) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to NOC
- LMT Lockheed Martin
In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” Lockheed Martin (LMT) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: The reported development directly names LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to LMT
- USO United States Oil Fund
For “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks.” Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
In “Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Northrop Grumman (NOC) and the energy link
“Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks” (17 Sep 2026) reaches Northrop Grumman (NOC) through Energy.
What ties Northrop Grumman (NOC) to the headline is this: The reported development directly names NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to NOC
Also listed, Lockheed Martin (LMT): The reported development directly names LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP in the summary; GA resolved that company to LMT
What this energy story puts on the calendar
LMT traded between 497.32 and 554.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 548.37. NOC traded between 470.54 and 527.01 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 510.52. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80.
The energy score for Northrop Grumman (NOC)
46 out of 100
“Thursday Sector Laggards: Defense, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Stocks” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 12 linked companies.