Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC)

Will Northrop Grumman Stock Be a Top Performer Again in 2020?

Posted: January 10, 2020 at 10:00 am

Following the announcement last week that a U.S. drone attack had killed a top Iranian general, defense stocks got a tidy boost of between about 3% and 7%. Northrop Grumman ...
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Boeing Should Spin Off Defense Operations as 737 Max Troubles Explode

Posted: January 10, 2020 at 6:15 am

A Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) employee, in a comment about the troubled 737 Max, commented: "This airplane is designed by clowns, who in turn are supervised by monkeys." As Boeing ...
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5 Baird Top Growth Stock Picks for 2020 to Buy Now

Posted: January 9, 2020 at 7:00 am

All the companies that we follow here at 24/7 Wall St. keep a list for their institutional and high net worth retail clients of high-conviction stock picks. Generally, analysts like ...
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As Problems Mount, Boeing Should Spin Off Defense Operations

Posted: January 6, 2020 at 6:30 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) was hit with more bad news: there may be design problems in its already grounded 737 Max. The new trouble may have to do with how ...
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Boeing Could Spin Off Defense Unit to Salvage Stock

Posted: January 2, 2020 at 6:25 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) shares rose only 1% last year, compared with a 30% gain for the S&P 500. Problems with its crippled 737 Max will not go away soon, ...
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After a Strong 2019, Are There Any Undervalued Defense Contractors?

Posted: December 21, 2019 at 12:20 pm

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), clearing the way for the president to sign the defense spending bill into law before Congress takes its ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Anheuser-Busch, Arch Coal, BHP, Cars.com, Cigna, FireEye, Ford, 3M, Northrop Grumman, Take-Two, T-Mobile and More

Posted: August 6, 2019 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:03 am

Stocks were indicated to open sharply higher on Tuesday, but this was after a huge drop on Monday as the U.S./China trade war was kicked up a notch or two. ...
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Boeing’s Troubles in a Nutshell

Posted: July 25, 2019 at 10:45 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 3:02 am

When Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) reported its massive second-quarter loss on Wednesday, no one was terribly surprised. The company's struggle to recover from the effects of two fatal crashes of ...
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Merrill Lynch Has 8 Top US Stock Ideas for Q3

Posted: July 12, 2019 at 6:40 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:48 am

As incredible is it may seem, 2019 is already half over and we are in the third quarter, with all the major indexes hitting record all-time highs. Very dovish Humphrey-Hawkins ...
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The Best Offense May Be Great Defense Stocks: 5 Top Picks to Buy Now

Posted: July 11, 2019 at 7:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 7:51 am

No matter what time period in history you look at, there is almost always some sort of global conflict. While nobody wants to see protracted and deadly wars, the reality ...
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Why United Technologies Needs the Merger With Raytheon

Posted: June 10, 2019 at 11:35 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 3:53 am

Sunday's announced all-stock merger between aerospace and defense giants United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Raytheon Co. (NYSE: RTN) creates the world's second-largest defense contractor. The country's largest defense contractor ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Cisco, Deere, Dillard’s, J&J, L3, Macy’s, Occidental Petroleum, SunRun, Valero and More

Posted: May 16, 2019 at 8:54 am
Last updated: January 6, 2020 4:36 am

Stocks have continued to firm up after Monday's big sell-off as trade war tensions continue to escalate with China. Stocks were indicated to open slightly higher on Thursday as well, ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Amazon, AVEO, Baker Hughes, Celgene, DowDuPont, Facebook, GE, Goldman Sachs, US Steel and More

Posted: February 1, 2019 at 8:45 am
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:45 am

Stocks were indicated slightly lower on Friday, but investors also should consider that the Dow Jones industrials are now more than 2,000 points higher than the lows seen at the ...
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Where Do Aerospace and Defense Stocks Go From Here?

Posted: January 30, 2019 at 12:55 pm
Last updated: January 11, 2020 11:49 am

Two of the country's biggest defense contractors reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings before markets opened Wednesday morning. One traded up about 5.5% and the other traded down about 5.9% in ...
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The 10 Best American Stocks to Buy as China’s Economy Tanks

Posted: January 14, 2019 at 12:25 pm
Last updated: January 11, 2020 12:36 pm

While economic growth in the United States has slowed, the reality is that growth has been better than in China coming into 2019. China's economy officially is still growing faster ...
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