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Lockheed Martin (LMT): Cramer's Best Defense Stock

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:51:57 GMT

“I like Raytheon. Last week when we were playing “Am I diversified?” I felt someone could have used a defense stock and I casually mentioned Raytheon because it’s not that expensive. I do, however, prefer Lockheed because Lockheed Martin’s got a 3.4% yield and that attracts me as it comes down…[More...]

ITT Corp. (ITT) Wins Defense Orders

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:18:38 GMT

ITT Corporation (ITT) has been awarded $43 million follow-on orders by the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command Acquisition Center for the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle and associated spare parts. Enhanced Night Vision Goggle optically combines an image intensification image, and proven thermal infrared technology, allowing for improved mobility and situational awareness—through clear target detection and improved target recognition. ITT's Night Vision business, based in Roanoke, VA, is the world's leading developer, producer and supplier of head- and helmet-mounted night vision solutions and image intensifiers for U.S. and allied military forces as well as the homeland security market. Subsequently, ITT Corp. also received a $29.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to[More...]

Defense Contracting Opportunities In Military Vehicle Refurbishment

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:00:27 GMT

Defense Stocks Covered: Raytheon (NYSE:RTN), Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), Boeing (NYSE:BA), AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV), General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), Optex Systems (OTCBB: OPXS)[More...]

Senate Vote Hurts Lockheed Shares

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:09:43 GMT

“The Senate voted 58 - 40 to strip the defense budget for a Lockheed Martin contract for F-22s. A lot of members wanted to keep the program to keep people employed even though they think the F-22 would be abandoned. We have to get through the house decision, but the senate voting against the F-22 and Lockheed Martin is lower by 8%.” CNBC’s Power Lunch 7/21/2009 In a much anticipated vote, the Senate has approved an amendment to cut out $1.75 billion from the defense budget allotted to the purchase of seven new F-22 fighter jets. The Senate was urged to approve this measure by President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, as military officials have deemed the F-22 to be outdated and much prefer the more versatile F-35, both of which are made by [More...]

The Long And The Short Of It All: Fair Value By The Market

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:40:32 GMT

We are presenting a list of companies which we believe are currently mispriced, based on our estimate of fair value, by the market. We develop our fair value ranges by projected free cash flow out one year and estimating an appropriate FCF multiple based on our assessment of risk and the strength of the balance sheet. Cisco Systems (CSCO: 19.57, +0.84 (+4.48%)) Recent Price $17.04 Value Range 21.86 – $38.41 Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry, and provides services associated with these products and their use. [More...]

How to Invest In The New Economy

Thu, 14 May 2009 16:08:00 GMT

When Hope and Change Replace Earnings Reports? In case you haven’t heard by now, Obama’s first 100 days have come and gone and despite what you may have been led to believe, you are still here. You’ve persevered through the bank stress tests, you’ve outlasted the dreaded swine-flu, and you’ve overcome all of the failed policies of every President ever to not be named Barack Obama. Now what? *****Question of the Week! ***** (Don’t miss it….Chance to Win a Free FX Course Bundle (valued at $1300) by [More...]

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Keeps Outperforming

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:58:00 GMT

Raytheon Continues to Report Improved Results Raytheon Co. (RTN) continues to consistently report improved year-over-year revenue and EPS results. The bullish story on Raytheon revolves around signs of an improving business jet market, increased defense spending, superior backlogs, and strong cash flow. Revenue and earnings growth continue to be driven by strong demand for missile and missile defense systems as well as network-centric mission solutions, including sensor and communication systems. Raytheon[More...]

YRC To Fund Pension Plan With Real-Estate?

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:50:00 GMT

Could this be a harbinger of how massively underfunded corporate pension plans intend on tackling the seemingly insurmountable problem of upcoming pension obligations? In an 8-K released earlier, trucker YRC Worldwide has come up with a novel solution: "The Company is seeking to provide certain of the Company’s real estate as collateral to the Pension Funds in lieu of making payments of contributions for certain to-be-agreed-upon months. Depending on employment levels (which, in turn, are driven by freight levels and seasonal changes in those levels), the Company makes multi-employer pension[More...]

Surveying The Defense Industry

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:31:00 GMT

Despite the partisan hand-wringing over a Democrat in the White House, yesterday’s release of the defense budget served notice that U.S. defense spending isn’t being pared back, not with two wars and a ramp-up planned in Afghanistan. Additionally, recent articles suggest possible trends in future defense spending: Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated By Spies (WSJ) Defense Firms (...)[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

News & notes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Providence Service Corp., a Tucson-based social services provider, achieved a third-quarter profit on a 24 percent increase in revenue and a one-time tax benefit.
On Wednesday, Providence reported net income of $4.4 million, or 34 cents per share, for the quarter ended Sept. 30.
The most recent quarterly results included a one-time tax benefit of $1.4 million, or 11 cents per share, from a recent adjustment of the company's 2008 income-tax provision.

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Lockheed Martin (LMT): Cramer's Best Defense Stock

ITT Corp. (ITT) Wins Defense Orders

Defense Contracting Opportunities In Military Vehicle Refurbishment

Senate Vote Hurts Lockheed Shares

The Long And The Short Of It All: Fair Value By The Market

How to Invest In The New Economy

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) Keeps Outperforming

YRC To Fund Pension Plan With Real-Estate?

Surveying The Defense Industry

S&P 500 Stocks

News & notes

Raytheon posts 3Q profit rise on missile demand

Raytheon posts 3Q profit rise on missile demand

Raytheon posts 3Q profit rise on missile demand

Raytheon's Profits Rise in Third Quarter

FPL Group Appoints New Board Member

Non-Petroleum Saudi Exporters to the U.S.

Experimental defense satellites launched

Local Solar Outlook is Worldly, TREO Tells Visiting Journalists

Local Solar Outlook is Worldly, TREO Tells Visiting Journalists

Northstar Electronics, Inc. (NEIK) CEO Provides Update and Future View

Anaren Reports 1st Quarter Results

TriQuint Announces Third Quarter Results

William H. Swanson Appointed to FPL Group's Board of Directors; Board Also Declares 256th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend

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International Precision Gear Manufacturer, Gear Technology, Signs New Annual Contract With Raytheon Systems Limited

EmergingGreenCompanies.Com Announces It Plans to Cover the 2009 Algal Biomass Summit

Constellation Energy's Projects & Services Group to Construct Solar Power System at Patriot Place

VeriChip Corporation Selects Raytheon Microelectronics EspaÃ±a to Manufacture Its Products

Fitch Affirms Raytheon's IDR at 'A-'; Outlook Stable

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