Northrop Grumman Corp

• 3 Upgrades on Friday Worth Noting

  By Brian Nichols - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: GILD, HON, NOC

  While the market continued its miraculous run on Friday with gains, the following three stocks saw even greater upside due to the remarks and calls of analysts. In this piece, I'm looking at three stocks that I believe are all "buys."

  This Pharma Company Just Keeps Getting Better

  Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) had seen a bit of a pullback on Thursday, but then erased those losses with gains on more »

• Five Stocks that are Better Investment Alternatives to the S&P 500

  By Brian Nichols - May 19, 2013 | Tickers: ACE, M, MMC, NI, NOC

  In a previous article, I looked at five stocks in particular that presented more growth, a better valuation, and paid out a better dividend than an investment in the S&P 500. In addition, these particular companies also increased the price of their dividend last week, and while I already looked at five, there are also five more worth noting.

  In the last piece, I explained that I am using 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 »

• 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 1

  By Reuben Brewer - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, NOC, RTN

  Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly identified several fighter aircraft as belonging to Northrop Grumman. Those errors have been corrected below.

  After the experience of building a new aircraft carrier, China has signaled that it is going to ramp up production with bigger and better versions. This comes as tensions with neighbors increases. The U.S. military/Industrial complex could be long-term winners.

  Bulking Up

  According to Bloomberg more »

• This Company Is Set to Soar

  By Robert Palmer - May 6, 2013 | Tickers: GE, LMT, NOC

  How can we continue to employ hundreds of thousands of skilled U.S. workers, support the U.S. economy, and invest in a stable, innovative company? This article will shed light on such a dynamic company and its international influence.

  There are currently 71 air force installations in the U.S. and  63 international military bases. Approximately 325,000 US military personnel are based globally.

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  The Centre for 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 »

• iRobot's Earnings Beat Shows Bright Future

  By Margie Nemcick-Cruz - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: GOOG, IRBT, NOC

  When the Boston bombings took place, one local company was there to lend a hand in resolving the situation and protecting the public. It was recently featured on the Bloomberg network discussing the use of IRobot’s Packbot in helping apprehend the Boston bombers. For those of you unfamiliar with the robot, “The PackBot is a remote-controlled tactical mobile robot with the capability of detecting and disposing of certain 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 »

• Did Sequestration and the Dreamliner Hurt Boeing Earnings?

  By Erin McBride - April 29, 2013 | Tickers: LMT, NOC, BA

  Did the Dreamliner 787 fiasco and the sequester hurt Boeing (NYSE: BA)? 

  When the quarter began in January, things did not look good for the aerospace company. The Dreamliner 787 suffered from battery problems, causing flights to be grounded, a halt in production, a slowdown in sales, defense industry sequestration spending cuts kicked in, and investors jumped ship. But in spite of all of that, Boeing reported first quarter earnings 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 »

• Is This High Flyer Back on Track?

  By Marshall Hargrave - April 26, 2013 | Tickers: ERJ, NOC, BA

  Boeing (NYSE: BA) got a couple votes of confidence of late, including the approval by U.S. regulators and the Federal Aviation Administration of the "high level system description" of its 787's electrical system, which in effect certifies the safety of its advanced lithium-ion batteries used in the 787 Dreamliner jets.

   

  The other big news is that despite the grounding of its Dreamliner, Boeing posted impressive results for 1Q more »

• Sequestration: Is it a Valid Reason to Short the Aerospace industry?

  By Masam Abbas - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: BEAV, NOC, BA

  After Obama’s signing on defense sequestration and budget cuts, many have formed a bearish point of view on the aerospace and defense stocks. Let’s see if this point of view needs to be rectified to some extent.

  The large-cap defense stock, Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), reports on April 24. The company is expected to post EPS of $1.74 according to consensus estimates.

  The following organic growth rates more »

• Three Newcomers to Citi's Safe Dividends List

  By Reuben Brewer - April 22, 2013 | Tickers: MSFT, NOC, SYY

  Barron's recently posted Citi's updated list of large, financially strong, high-yielding dividend paying companies. This month's list includes three new names worth considering: Sysco (NYSE: SYY), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC).

  The Citi list

  Each month, Citi creates a unique list of “safe” companies with big yields. The “safe” aspect is interesting because the company uses credit default swaps to gauge the market's more »

• Is Boeing Still A Buy After The Recent Gains?

  By Matthew Frankel - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: EADSY.PK, NOC, BA

  The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets, Boeing (NYSE: BA), has long been a favorite of mine.  I wrote about Boeing a while back, where I basically said that the issues they are experiencing with their new aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, are relatively minor and won’t tremendously impact the bottom line.  I still wholeheartedly believe this, and it appears the entire market has shrugged off Boeing’s problems more »

• Is Boeing Still A Buy After The Recent Gains?

  By Matthew Frankel - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: EADSY.PK, NOC, BA

  The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets, Boeing (NYSE: BA), has long been a favorite of mine.  I wrote about Boeing a while back, where I basically said that the issues they are experiencing with their new aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, are relatively minor and won’t tremendously impact the bottom line.  I still wholeheartedly believe this, and it appears the entire market has shrugged off Boeing’s problems 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 »

• Is Boeing Still A Buy After The Recent Gains?

  By Matthew Frankel - April 13, 2013 | Tickers: EADSY.PK, NOC, BA

  The world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets, Boeing (NYSE: BA), has long been a favorite of mine.  I wrote about Boeing a while back, where I basically said that the issues they are experiencing with their new aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, are relatively minor and won’t tremendously impact the bottom line.  I still wholeheartedly believe this, and it appears the entire market has shrugged off Boeing’s problems more »

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