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U.S. Shipbuilding Revival: 3 Stocks to Watch Now
Written by Chris Markoch. Published: 3/15/2026.
Key Points
- The White House Maritime Action Plan could unlock hundreds of billions in funding aimed at restoring U.S. shipbuilding capacity.
- Defense contractors like Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics are positioned to win large naval contracts tied to submarines and destroyers.
- BAE Systems offers international diversification, benefiting from rising European defense spending alongside potential U.S. shipbuilding demand.
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When President Trump signed an executive order aimed at restoring America's maritime dominance, it set off a chain of events investors should watch. The order includes America's Maritime Action Plan (MAP), a sweeping blueprint to rebuild domestic shipbuilding backed by hundreds of billions in federal financing.
Before dismissing this as frivolous spending, consider two hard facts: less than 1% of new commercial ships are built in the United States, and China has long dominated global shipbuilding. The MAP is Washington's attempt to rebalance that dynamic.
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Click here for its name and ticker, 100% free.The MAP isn't the only source of potential funding. The Pentagon's proposed fiscal year 2026 (FY2026) budget and a separate reconciliation package together earmark tens of billions specifically for naval shipbuilding, including new Virginia-class submarines and guided-missile destroyers. The MAP and the defense budget are separate programs, but they point in the same direction.
For investors, that creates an interesting setup. A handful of defense contractors sit squarely in the crosshairs of this spending wave. Some are pure-play military shipbuilders, others combine defense and commercial exposure, and at least one adds a European defense tailwind on top of U.S. upside.
Below, we break down three aerospace and defense stocks that stand to benefit, and what investors should know before adding them to a portfolio.
The Pure-Play Leader in U.S. Naval Shipbuilding
Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII) is one of the clearest potential beneficiaries of new maritime spending. The company is the nation's largest military shipbuilder and had already said it could secure up to $50 billion in new government contracts over the next 24 months.
In its most recent earnings report, Huntington Ingalls reported full-year revenue of $12.5 billion, up 8.2% year-over-year. That included a 14% YOY increase in shipbuilding throughput, which is expected to rise to 15% in 2026.
However, HII trimmed some of its 2026 gains after the report amid short-term margin concerns. Analysts have warned that next year's earnings may not fully justify the stock's price after a rally of more than 100% over the past 12 months.
The MAP ambitions appear to have been an open secret to institutional investors. HII saw increased institutional ownership in the fourth quarter of 2025, coinciding with a price rally that began in December 2025.
Huntington Ingalls trades slightly above its consensus price target as of mid-March, but analysts have been raising targets since the start of the year. Citigroup, for example, raised its target to $465 from $450 on Feb. 12.
A Combination of Shipbuilding Strength and Dividend Growth
If Huntington Ingalls is the primary pure-play beneficiary, General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) would be a close second. The company participates in shipbuilding through its Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat divisions.
GD is up just over 30% in the past 12 months and rose about 4% after MAP funding plans were announced. That followed the company's January earnings report, where General Dynamics delivered a double beat: revenue rose 10.1% year-over-year and earnings increased 13.4% YOY.
GD shares trade slightly below the consensus price target, but like HII, analysts have been lifting their targets. Susquehanna currently carries the highest target for GD at $420.
General Dynamics appeals to both income and growth investors. The company is a dividend aristocrat and recently raised its dividend for the 34th consecutive year, bringing the annual payout to $6.36 per share.
A Choice for Global Defense and Maritime Exposure
BAE Systems (OTCMKTS: BAESY) is headquartered in London, so MAP funding would not be its primary source of U.S. revenue. Still, the company has a U.S. shipbuilding presence and could capture some contracts if the U.S. fleet upgrade becomes a full-court press.
That potential U.S. upside would add to momentum from increased European defense spending. BAE is the largest defense contractor in Europe; its maritime segment accounted for more than 22% of 2024 revenue and grew about 10% year-over-year.
BAESY is up more than 40% over the past 12 months and more than 30% year-to-date in 2026, with strong recent momentum pushing the stock near its 52-week high. Despite the run, analysts maintain a consensus Buy rating.
Why Mastercard and Visa Are the Definition of Forever Stocks
Written by Jordan Chussler. Published: 3/14/2026.
Key Points
- The financials sector has lagged the S&P 500 this year, but two payment processing giants continue to deliver the kind of margins and earnings consistency that define long-term holdings.
- Despite recent sector-wide struggles, Visa and Mastercard function as a veritable duopoly, controlling over 90% of payments outside of China.
- Visa hasn't missed on earnings in 10 years, while Mastercard has secured 21 consecutive quarterly beats.
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After averaging nearly 23% annual gains over the past two years, the financials sector has struggled this year. With a year-to-date loss of about 9%, it ranks last among the S&P 500's 11 sectors.
Still, on a longer horizon, the companies within the sector have proven to be staples in many buy-and-hold portfolios.
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Click here for its name and ticker, 100% free.With high-quality growth stocks increasingly hard to find, two legacy companies in global payment processing and digital payments continue to deliver profit margins that qualify them as "forever stocks."
Why Digital Payment and Payment Processors Make for Good Forever Stocks
These firms have historically earned higher profit margins than many other industries because high-volume demand, automation, and technology-driven business models translate into very low marginal costs per transaction.
The industry is also positioned for strong growth. According to Grand View Research, the global payment processing solutions market, valued at nearly $48 billion in 2022, is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.5% through 2030, reaching nearly $140 billion. Grand View also forecasts the digital payment market, valued at more than $114 billion in 2024, will expand at a 21.4% CAGR through 2030, reaching over $361 billion.
Even with that growth and attractive gross margins, two of the largest names in the industry still operate in a near-duopoly, together controlling more than 90% of credit card and digital payments processed outside China. With roots stretching back to the mid-1900s, these companies own critical digital payment and processing infrastructure, enabling them to set fees, limit competition and sustain strong margins.
While challengers such as Block (NYSE: XYZ) with Cash App and PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) with Venmo aim to disrupt the space, two incumbents stand out as classic forever-stock candidates.
Mastercard: The $450 Billion Market Cap Company Focusing on Tech Integration
Since Michael Miebach became CEO of Mastercard (NYSE: MA) in 2021, management has emphasized expanding tech platforms, supporting cross-border commerce and developing services that reduce fraud, streamline payment flows and extract insights from payments data.
Those initiatives helped Mastercard record its highest revenue and net income in 2025. Revenue of nearly $33 billion represented a year-over-year increase of more than 16%, while net income of nearly $15 billion rose by a similar margin.
That profitability was driven largely by an effective 100% gross margin in 2025 — a result of tech integrations and minimal cost of goods sold — so the company's quarterly gross profit essentially matched its quarterly net revenue.
For investors, that has translated into consistently strong earnings per share. Mastercard's last earnings miss was in Q3 2020 following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, the company has delivered 21 consecutive quarterly earnings beats.
Most recently, Mastercard reported Q4 2025 EPS of $4.76, a nearly 25% year-over-year increase. Analysts expect earnings to rise roughly 17% in the year ahead, from $15.91 to $18.61 per share.
Mastercard is also pivoting from a traditional payment network into an AI-driven, software-focused company that emphasizes enhanced security, simplified B2B transactions via virtual cards and agentic AI tools.
And while its dividend yield is modest (about 0.69%), Mastercard pays a dividend that has increased for 13 consecutive years. Its payout ratio is a conservative 21.07%, and the annualized five-year dividend growth rate is 13.70%.
Visa: Evolving and Adapting Since 1958
Visa (NYSE: V) operates a network-based model in which partner banks and financial institutions issue branded payment products while Visa provides the infrastructure, standards and technology integration.
Like Mastercard, Visa is integrating fintech innovations, prioritizing AI-driven solutions and exploring blockchain-based settlement. The company aims to shift from traditional card-centric transactions to more flexible, digital-first experiences.
Those efforts helped Visa also report record revenue and net income in 2025: revenue of about $40 billion (an 11% year-over-year increase) and net income approaching $20 billion.
Visa's consistency is notable. The company hasn't missed earnings in the past 10 years — during that stretch it met analyst expectations twice and beat them 38 times.
Much of Visa's performance stems from strong economics: the company posted roughly an 83% gross profit margin in 2025, in line with its 10-year average.
Like Mastercard, Visa also pays a modest dividend, currently yielding about 0.87%. Its payout ratio is a healthy 25.14%, its annualized five-year dividend growth rate is 14.48%, and the company has raised its payout for 17 consecutive years.
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