CAITONG SECURITIES·2025-08-17 13:32Group 1 - The defense and military industry index experienced a slight increase of 0.15% over the week from August 9 to August 16, 2025, ranking 21 out of 31 in the Shenwan first-level industry classification [7][12] - Over the past month, the industry index rose by 11.17%, ranking 5 out of 31 [10][14] - In the past year, the index has increased by 46.85%, ranking 11 out of 31 [14][15] Group 2 - The current PE-TTM for the defense and military industry is 90.20, which is at the 77.77 percentile compared to the past ten years, indicating a relatively high valuation level [15][46] - The performance of individual stocks in the defense and military sector showed significant variation, with the top performers being Fenghuo Electronics (38.73%), Feilihua (30.81%), and Aowei Communication (18.03%) [19][29] - Conversely, the worst performers included Qiyi Er (-5.82%), Xice Testing (-6.00%), and Zhongguang Optical (-6.06%) [19][29] Group 3 - Key industry data indicates that the price of sponge titanium is currently 50 RMB/kg, unchanged from the previous week, but up 11.11% from a month ago [30][34] - The LME nickel spot settlement price is currently 14,910 USD/ton, reflecting a 0.17% increase from the previous week but a 7.85% decrease from a year ago [30][34] - The price of domestic acrylonitrile is 8,250 RMB/ton, down 1.20% from the previous week but up 3.13% from a year ago [34][36] Group 4 - Recent industry news includes the successful first tethered ignition test of the Long March 10 rocket and the successful launch of the satellite internet low-orbit 08 group satellites [44][45] - The defense trade market is expected to expand due to escalating geopolitical conflicts, with a focus on military trade, unmanned equipment, commercial aerospace, low-altitude economy, and military AI as key investment themes [46]