RTN Bags Billion Dollar Contract – Analyst Blog
Zacks Market Commentaries (December 24th, 2009) Writes:

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Zacks Market Commentaries (December 24th, 2009) Writes:
Zacks Market Commentaries (December 10th, 2009) Writes:
Zacks Market Commentaries (November 25th, 2009) Writes:
Zacks Market Commentaries (September 11th, 2009) Writes:
Raytheon will manufacture and provide life-cycle support for more than 250 new missiles. The company began producing the missiles’ infrared guidance and control sections in November 2008.
The company’s AGM-65 Maverick is a class of air-to-ground tactical missile used by US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and 33 international customers. Its AGM-65D has a 125-pound warhead with a forward-firing, conical-shaped charge for armor penetrations. Raytheon’s AGM-65G2 employs a 300-pound blast fragmentation/penetrator warhead that was developed for maximum effectiveness against larger, reinforced targets. The company has manufactured more than 69,000 AGM-65 missiles till date.
Raytheon is the one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the
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Zacks Market Commentaries (September 8th, 2009) Writes:
Zacks Market Commentaries (September 3rd, 2009) Writes:
Alex Kolb (August 28th, 2009) Writes:
Company Description
Raytheon Company is the one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the U.S., with a well-diversified line of military products, including missiles, radars, sensors, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, communication and information systems, naval systems, air traffic control systems, and technical services.
A Recent Contract
The company was recently awarded a $7 million follow-on contract from the Office of Naval Research to improve the semiconductors used by U.S. military agencies.
Stellar Fundamentals
Raytheon continues to be a solid Growth and Income pick with strong fundamentals, such as an industry-leading dividend yield of 3%. Raytheon's return on equity (ROE)
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Alex Kolb (August 5th, 2009) Writes:
Company Description
Raytheon Company is the one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the U.S., with a well-diversified line of military products, including missiles, radars, sensors, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, communication and information systems, naval systems, air traffic control systems, and technical services.
A Recent Contract
Raytheon was recently awarded a $9.9 million contract to perform concept studies for the U.S. Navy's Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR).
Management noted that the contract will help reduce costs and provide "no doubt-reliability and effectiveness for naval forces around the world."
A Stellar Quarter
The company recently posted second-quarter earnings of $1.24 per share, topping the year-prior $1.00 and exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10%.
Net sales of $6.1 billion came in above last year's $5.9 billion.
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Dirk Van Dijk (July 29th, 2009) Writes:
Zacks Market Commentaries (July 27th, 2009) Writes: