This article looks at the 10 Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now.
On Sunday, the United States and the European Union agreed to a trade deal, ending a months-long standoff between the two major economic allies. President Trump and the European Commission President met in Scotland, and after an hour-long meeting, the pair agreed to a 15% import tariff on most EU goods.
However, the deal offers protection for certain industries, including aerospace, with aircraft and aviation parts spared from tariffs, according to European officials. Industry experts see the provisional agreement as a boost to the sector and expect it to help avoid any potential threats to aircraft production and deliveries in both regions.
The trade deal follows months of discreet, uncharacteristic unity among rival plane manufacturers as they campaigned for tariff-free trade in civil aircraft.
With that said, let’s discuss some of the best aerospace stocks to invest in right now.
Our Methodology
We used screeners to identify stocks in the aerospace industry. From there, we selected the top 10 stocks with the highest number of hedge fund investors having a stake in them, based on Insider Monkey’s database of 1,000 prominent hedge funds as of Q1 2025, and ranked them in ascending order.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
10 Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now:
10. Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 47
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR) is among the 10 Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now. According to recent press reports, Airbus has agreed to provide additional support worth $94 million to the aerostructures supplier, bringing the total financial support to $152 million.
The financial assistance comes in the form of advance payments for aircraft parts. However, the money is to be used exclusively for Airbus programs.
Earlier this year, Airbus announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire several industrial assets of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) dedicated to commercial aircraft programs, including the production of A220 wings in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Latest accounts for Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPR)’s Belfast factory, which is split between Airbus and Boeing, reveal the facility’s losses have ballooned from $338 million to $506 million for the year ended December 2024. Auditors have warned that without further external support, the factory may not stay afloat by the end of September next year.
9. StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 50
StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) is among the 10 Best Aerospace Stocks to Buy Now. The company recently announced the expansion of its CFM International CFM56-7B services portfolio to include exchange engine solutions. The new offering introduces an added service option for Boeing 737NG customers.
Under the program, StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) will provide a serviceable CFM56-7B turbofan engine in exchange for an unserviceable powerplant. The approach offers a responsive solution for various customers, including airlines and other asset owners. The company has a proven track record of providing exchange solutions on other engine platforms and is now applying this expertise to the CFM56-7B program.
StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO) recently completed a similar exchange with India’s Stellar Aviation Solutions Pvt. Ltd, delivering a serviceable, warrantied CFM56-7B26/3 engine for a time-expired unit in exchange. The deal was completed in six weeks, enabling the Indian aviation firm to assist with returning a Boeing aircraft to service for urgent cargo operations.
Guillaume Limouzy, Airline Sales Director for StandardAero, Inc. (NYSE:SARO)’s Airlines & Fleet business unit, stated the following on the portfolio expansion:
“StandardAero is delighted to expand its portfolio of CFM56-7B service offerings to our customers worldwide through the addition of exchange engine solutions. Working closely with our in-house asset management specialists, and our CFM56-7B MRO facilities in Dallas and Winnipeg, we are able to provide customers such as Stellar Aviation with responsive engine solutions which meet StandardAero’s rigorous quality standards.”
