Textron, Inc. (NYSE:TXT)

7 Large Companies That Easily Could More Than Double Their Dividends

Posted: September 18, 2018 at 7:10 am

It is no secret that investors love their dividends. After all, those dividends can account for up to half of an investor's total return over time. And when it ...
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Baird Has 4 Top Aerospace and Defense Stocks to Buy Before Q2 Earnings

Posted: July 13, 2018 at 7:15 am

Given the issues that the president has with European countries over their participation in the costs for NATO, you can also bet that he would like them to do more ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adtran, Alcoa, Clorox, Kinder Morgan, Lam Research, MGIC, Sprint, Walmart and More

Posted: April 19, 2018 at 9:05 am

Stocks have been gaining of late as earnings season has kicked off, but the major equity indices were indicated to open lower on Thursday. Investors have been rethinking what the ...
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Why These 3 Companies Just Saw Their Short Interest Double

Posted: November 10, 2017 at 7:15 am

The latest short interest data shows that short sellers piled on to the three stocks featured here between the October 13 and October 31 settlement dates. This was as the ...
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Baird’s Top Defense and Aerospace Picks for the Rest of 2017 and 2018

Posted: September 14, 2017 at 8:30 am

One sector that has been on fire since the election last November has been defense and aerospace sector, and with good reason. The U.S. president has made it clear that ...
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5 Jefferies Franchise Picks Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2017

Posted: June 27, 2017 at 8:25 am

Incredibly, the third quarter and the 4th of July holiday are upon us. While the stock market has had an up and down June, and for that matter, a second ...
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Bell helicopter

Honeywell Cuts Estimate on Global Helicopter Sales

Posted: March 6, 2017 at 12:35 pm

Slow global economic growth and continued volatility in the energy markets have led Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) to lower its estimate of global demand for civilian-use helicopters by about ...
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Boeing, Lockheed: Mano a Mano for Air Force T-X Contract?

Posted: February 2, 2017 at 8:50 am

Just last week one of five potential bidders dropped out of the race for a $16 billion U.S. Air Force contract to supply 350 new T-X training jets. On Wednesday, another ...
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Lockheed T-50

Boeing, Lockheed May Duel Alone for Air Force Training Jet

Posted: January 31, 2017 at 7:25 am

The competitive bidding for a $16 billion contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with a new training jet may be winnowed from its current number of potential bidders. Aviation ...
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Bell helicopter

Jefferies Makes Another Huge 2017 Change to Franchise List Portfolio

Posted: January 30, 2017 at 10:05 am

Many of the top firms we cover here at 24/7 Wall St. are tweaking their high conviction stocks lists for 2017, and many are trying to take into account macro ...
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Boeing Takes Hit on Tanker, Faces Less Competition for New Training Jet

Posted: January 26, 2017 at 10:40 am

It's another good news/bad news day for Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). First the bad news: During its earnings conference call on Wednesday, the company said it took a fourth-quarter charge on ...
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The Pentagon

Jefferies Very Selective on Defense and Aerospace Stocks for 2017

Posted: January 18, 2017 at 8:25 am

One sector that absolutely blew higher after the election was the defense and aerospace stocks, and with good reason. Donald Trump made a point, and he made it often during ...
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Competition for Air Force Training Jet Now Begins in Earnest

Posted: December 31, 2016 at 9:50 am

The U.S. Air Force released its final request for proposal (RFP) on Friday for a fleet of some 350 new training jets, called the T-X for now, to replace the ...
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Boeing T-X training jet

As Boeing Prototype Training Jet Takes Off, Textron Rumored to Reenter the Fray

Posted: December 21, 2016 at 7:35 am

Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) on Tuesday held its first test flight of its proposed new T-X training jet for the U.S. Air Force. The most remarkable thing about the flight ...
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M-346 Jet Trainer

Air Force Pushes Bid Deadline for Training Jet to December

Posted: March 22, 2016 at 8:50 am

The U.S. Air Force on Monday announced that its planned request for bids to build the service's new training jet, called the T-X for now, will be delayed by three ...
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