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  • The Best War Fueled Dividends

    By Joshua Bondy - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, RTN, BA

    Even with defense spending cuts, the outlook for U.S. military contractors is not entirely negative. America has recently woken up to the fact that China is growing as a military power. With a 2012 GDP of $12.38 trillion, China is growing an economy to support a new American rival. Anti-China U.S. military spending will support defense contractors and help to ensure their dividends. 

    RTN Dividend Yield data more »

  • Should Investors Be Happy About Additional $4 Billion Share Buyback?

    By Nick Chiu - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC

    Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), a leading global security company, is buying back an additional $4 billion of the company's common stock, totaling the authorized share repurchase amount to about $5 billion, which is near 27% of the current market cap of $18.58 billion as of May 16, 2013. Northrop plans to retire about 25% of its shares outstanding by the end of 2015. The company will use its more »

  • Top Five Dividend Companies for Warren Buffett

    By Karin Hernandez - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: COP, GCI, GD, GE, GSK

    TheStreet.com recently ran an article outlining five companies that Warren Buffett holds in his portfolio that yield 3.0% or better. I decided to take a look at these five companies, since I love dividend companies, and to some degree I love Warren Buffett. (I like to read what he is doing, but I don’t own any of Berkshire Hathaway’s stock. I used to, but I sold more »

  • Will Defense Cuts Affect Raytheon et al?

    By Shas Dey - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: GD, NOC, RTN

    Despite military cutbacks, the country’s top defense contractors reported earnings better than analyst estimates. This indicates that these companies have been able to shrug off the effect of the military cuts until now. But there are concerns that the worst is yet to come and companies are resorting to various initiatives like cutting costs, restructuring and seeking alternative markets.

    Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) is one of the top defense contractors more »

  • China Is Building Its War Machine: Part 2

    By Reuben Brewer - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: GD, TXT, BA

    China is confident enough after having worked on one aircraft carrier to signal that it intends to ramp up production with bigger and better versions. That's a concerning sign since tensions with neighbors has been increasing. The U.S. military/Industrial complex could be long-term winners.

    Bulking Up

    Bloomberg reports that China's defense spending has more than doubled since 2006. A huge increase that shows just how important more »

  • Hedge Funds’ 5 Best Cybersecurity Investments

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 8, 2013 | Tickers: CHKP, EMC, FTNT, GD, SYMC

    Throughout the daily news, we often run across stories of hackers stealing money electronically, or breaking into a database and lifting important information. If it was not for the companies that develop cybersecurity products, such kinds of stories may make headlines more often. In fact, in the era where IT is involved in essentially every aspect of our day-to-day lives, players like General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMCmore »)

  • 5 Value Dividend Stocks with Wide Moats

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CHRW, EXC, GD, INTC, WU

    Warren Buffett has been one of the most prominent investors in companies with wide moats. He often referred to his investment targets as companies that possess “long-term competitive advantage in a stable industry” or, in other words, “an enduring ‘moat’ that protects excellent returns on invested capital.” Wide moats and excellent ROIC, likely the best measure of economic profitability, generally go hand-in-hand. What’s more, over longer time horizons, wide more »

  • Almost as Cool as Batman

    By Jon Quast - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, SSNLF, BA

    Christopher Nolan really did something amazing when he revitalized the Batman movie franchise.  Some of my favorite scenes in the trilogy are when Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox are walking around research and development at Wayne Enterprises.  As they walk around, their conversation normally goes something like this:

    Bruce:  "What is this?"

    Lucius:  "Oh, that old thing?  That is the F9JMK-3,000."

    Bruce:  "What does it do?"

    Lucius:  "We needed more »

  • North Korea Makes Me Want to Own This Defense Company

    By Marshall Hargrave - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC

    Global markets and neighbors of North Korea might be spooked from the nation's rhetoric, but it is certainly great news for defense contractors like Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC).

    In Asia, there's a new arms race with the emerging economies as they all want to strengthen their militaries. Even though the U.S. has said that they will protect Asian more »

  • The Contractors that Will Thrive in the Era of Defense Cutbacks

    By Daniel Cawrey - April 28, 2013 | Tickers: BAH, GD, LMT, NOC, SAI

    The United States has ended its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And the government is now enacting major cuts in defense spending. As a result, some of the biggest defense contractors now have reasons to be worried. There is less money for contractors but more competition for a smaller pool of money.

    Companies that draw a lot of revenue from government contracting such as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) must adjust more »

  • Asian Demand Could Boost Defense Company Sales

    By Reuben Brewer - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, RTN

    Asia looks set to become a key growth market for the U.S. military/industrial complex with North Korea and China becoming increasingly more assertive in their relations with neighboring countries.

    Regional conflict

    China is a burgeoning world power. It spends heavily on its military. Although it lacks the capabilities of the U.S. military, it is quickly closing the gap. North Korea, a nuclear power, is also saber rattling more »

  • Asian Demand Could Boost Defense Company Sales

    By Reuben Brewer - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, RTN

    Asia looks set to become a key growth market for the U.S. military/industrial complex with North Korea and China becoming increasingly more assertive in their relations with neighboring countries.

    Regional conflict

    China is a burgeoning world power. It spends heavily on its military. Although it lacks the capabilities of the U.S. military, it is quickly closing the gap. North Korea, a nuclear power, is also saber rattling more »

  • Asian Demand Could Boost Defense Company Sales

    By Reuben Brewer - April 14, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, RTN

    Asia looks set to become a key growth market for the U.S. military/industrial complex with North Korea and China becoming increasingly more assertive in their relations with neighboring countries.

    Regional Conflict

    China is a burgeoning world power. It spends heavily on its military. Although it lacks the capabilities of the U.S. military, it is quickly closing the gap. North Korea, a nuclear power, is also saber rattling more »

  • Institutional Investors Are Buying, But Should You?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: GRMN, GD, HTA, KAR, LXP

    There are some studies that suggest institutional investors’ stock ownership flows, in aggregate, are positively correlated with returns, whereby “institutional trades lead stock prices.” A 2003 study published in The Journal of Portfolio Management says that, with the exception of small-cap equities, “increases in institutional ownership are associated with positive returns, and reductions in institutional ownership with negative returns.”

    We took a closer look at the trends in institutional ownership more »

  • What 'Made in the U.S.A.' Truly Means

    By Leo Sun - March 24, 2013 | Tickers: CXW, GD, BA, GEO, WMT

    When most people see products labeled as “Made in the U.S.A.,” they tend to think of factories located within our borders, with workers earning at least minimum wage producing well-made products superior to cheaply outsourced goods from Southeast Asia. If you’re one of those people, you’re in for a rude awakening. Today, “Made in the U.S.A.” should more accurately be re-branded as “Made in more »

  • Women in Power: CEOs in Defense, Technology

    By Nate Wooley - March 18, 2013 | Tickers: GD, HPQ, LMT, YHOO

    Recently, I read an article about some defense firms and their CEOS. The hook of the story was that all the CEOs were women. It's interesting to think about how times change. There are now women running major defense and technology firms. Think about that for a minute. These are both men's clubs, by and large. Technology and defense have both traditionally been gender-defined industries.

    Now, maybe not more »

  • Fallout from the Sequester and its Effects on Defense Stocks

    By Hunter Hillman - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, UTX

    The sequester recently imposed by Congress mandates roughly 85 billion dollars in across-the-board spending cuts this year alone. The cuts will have huge impacts on a number of industries, but perhaps the largest effect will be upon defense spending. The Pentagon must cut over 40 billion dollars in the next year, and 472 billion dollars over the next ten years.

    So how does this affect defense stocks?

    To find out more »

  • 3 Companies Buffett Might Buy

    By Salvatore "Sam" Mattera - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ADM, BRK-B, GD, MKC

    Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE: BRK-B) annual letter to shareholders was released Friday. In the letter, Buffett states that the firm continues to look for large acquisitions. Even with its recent purchase of Heinz, Berkshire still has some $30 billion left in cash. What companies might Buffett acquire?

    Buffett likes boring companies
    Buffett certainly doesn't like flashy, high-flying companies. He’s largely shunned the tech industry in general. Instead, Buffett more »

  • Getting Ready To Attack The Defense Stocks

    By Bob Chandler - February 21, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, RTN | Editor's Choice

    It seems the political battle over government spending is about to heat up again. After a month and a half respite, this latest round of squabbling centers on the $1.2 trillion sequester, a mandated across-the-board set of spending cuts. If enacted, the sequester is expected to hit U.S. defense spending hard. Leon Panetta, outgoing Secretary of Defense, said that if the billions of dollars in cuts are allowed more »

  • A Global Security and Aerospace Giant Pumping Out Over 5%

    By Ryan Guenette - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: GD, LMT, NOC, RTN, BA

    A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future.  As 2013 begins, I would like to focus on a global security and aerospace giant: Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT).

    Strengths:

    • Solid Revenue Growth: In 2007, Lockheed Martin reported revenue of $41.86 billion; in 2012, the more »
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