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Palantir Just Crushed Earnings Again. These 2 Legacy Defense Stocks Are the Cheaper Way to Play the Same Budget.

The defense spending supercycle has only just begun.

Palantir Just Crushed Earnings Again. These 2 Legacy Defense Stocks Are the Cheaper Way to Play the Same Budget.

Published August 12, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) saw its stock soar this month after reporting another strong earnings result. It now has a market cap larger than every defense contractor in the world.

However, because of its high price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) and price-to-sales ratio (P/S), investors would be smart to avoid buying Palantir stock after shares have soared hundreds of percentage points in the past few years.

Details

Instead, someone looking to bet on growth in U.S. defense spending should consider these two legacy providers. Here's why Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) are solid buys with the market near all-time highs.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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