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Who Is Boeing's New CEO Kelly Ortberg? Former Rockwell Collins Chief Comes Out Of Retirement
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 11:39am | 607After years of operations marred in controversy, Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) announced the hire of a new chief executive on Wednesday, replacing the outgoing Dave Calhoun. What Happened: Boeing has faced years of widespread criticism following two crashes of its 737 Max and the fleet’s subsequent...
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Analyst: United Technologies, Honeywell Remain Leaders In Competitive Aerospace Market
Friday, February 23, 2018 - 4:56pm | 322Both United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) will continue to benefit from global construction and aerospace sector growth, according to Tigress Financial Partners’ Ivan Feinseth. The Analyst Feinseth recommended the purchase of UTX and Honeywell...
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Orbital ATK Up 20% On News Of Northrop Grumman Deal
Monday, September 18, 2017 - 8:22am | 344Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) confirmed Monday it will buy Orbital ATK Inc (NYSE: OA), the maker of the Pegasus rocket and a vast array of other aerospace and defense systems, in a $7.2 billion deal. Orbital shares rocketed 19.32 percent in pre-market trading to $131.30....
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Deutsche Bank Recommends The Boeing Company, General Dynamics Corporation And Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 1:51pm | 336As earning season slowly kicks in to gear, Myles Walton of Deutsche Bank previewed the Aerospace and Defense sector in a note to clients on Thursday. Commercial aero stocks are down five percent year to date on average while defense stocks have risen 13 percent versus a 5-percent gain in the S...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of October 21: The Crunch Is On
Sunday, October 20, 2013 - 12:33pm | 1387Lots of quarterly reports are on deck this week, to go along with all the delayed economic data expected to be released. Analysts and investors should have plenty to mull over. Earnings highlights will include reports from AT&T, McDonald's, Microsoft and Netflix, which are all expected to post...
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Short Interest Moves In Defense Stocks Ahead Of The Government Shutdown (HII, RTN, UTX)
Friday, October 11, 2013 - 11:31am | 953Between the September 13 and September 30 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) grew by the largest percentages among U.S. defense stocks. In the days leading up to the federal...
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Short Interest Moves In Boeing And Other Defense Stocks (BA, GD, TXT)
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 3:50pm | 956Between the August 30 and September 15 settlement dates, the number of shares sold short in defense stocks Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) and Textron (NYSE: TXT) rose by double-digit percentages. In that period, the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established, but...
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Before Syria Blowup, Short Interest In Defense Stocks Shrank (GD, HII, UTX)
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 1:46pm | 966Between the August 15 and August 30 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but as the latest tensions over the Syrian situation were just starting to boil up, the largest short interest moves in defense stocks were declines. The number of shares...
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Short Sellers Favor Raytheon, Shun Other Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, RTN)
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 9:34am | 977Between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates, after the effects of the federal budget sequester were well established but before the recent rise in tensions over the Syrian situation, defense stocks Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) saw the largest upswings in short...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (BA, FLIR, HII)
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 2:05pm | 903By and large short sellers of defense stocks were not spurred to further action when the federal budget sequester went into effect. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) and General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) increased somewhat between...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (FLIR, GD, HXL)
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 12:31pm | 862The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the weeks leading up to the federal budget sequester. The number of shares sold short in Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), Boeing (NYSE: BA), L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Textron (NYSE:...
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Short Interest Swings in Defense Stocks (ATK, FLIR, LLL)
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5:48pm | 825The short interest in defense companies was mixed during the first two weeks of February, despite the threat of major federal budget cuts at the end of the month. The number of shares sold short in General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII), Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), Rockwell Collins...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of October 22
Monday, October 22, 2012 - 8:15am | 1199There are lots more on the earnings calendar this week, including results from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) for the three months that included the release of the iPhone 5. Monday Results from Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) will be the highlights on Monday, and analysts expect to see...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 23
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 7:07am | 1226The earnings crunch rolls on. Analysts are looking for strong earnings growth in this week's quarterly reports from Apple, Caterpillar, Starbucks and Visa. But ConocoPhillips, Ford and Netflix are among those expected to post significantly lower per-share earnings, compared to the same period of a...
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Five Stocks That Could Be Impacted by AMR's Bankruptcy
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 1:34pm | 837These manufacturers could be in trouble if AMR doesn't persevere. It seems like it was only yesterday when Rodman & Renshaw reiterated its Market Outperform rating and $5 PT on AMR (NYSE: AMR). That's probably because it was yesterday. Oh what a difference 24 hours can make. Following the...