Today marks the first of many atta-boys for the men who stormed Abbottabad and put lead between Osama Bin Laden's eyes. If their names (and even their team's very existence) were not classified, these Navy Seals would never pay for a steak, beer, or scotch ever again.
For all we know, it was Connor and Murphy MacManus, working out the kinks for Boondock Saints 3, who put a round in the skull of Bin Laden and then had the presence of mind to bring the corpse back with them. Investigators may want to search the scene for Willem Dafoe, a rope, and two pennies.
While we may never know the names of the brave men who shot Bin Laden, we do know they were Navy Seals and they operate on the fringes of legality and plausible deniability. With that in mind, here are five stocks that might go up the next time we need to take out a psychopath hiding out in the middle of Pakistan.
Boeing Company BA Someone has to airlift the SEALS from their base to the middle of enemy territory. For mountainous regions like Pakistan and Afghanistan, the insertion vehicle of choice is a helicopter. Boeing just happens to make some interesting models for the US military, including the famous AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Boeing's stock features a market cap of $58.83 billion and a PE of 17.59. Boeing also has a $4.53 EPS.
Raytheon Company RTN The SEALS can usually handle business by themselves. It helps to have good intelligence and access to real-time information on the battlefield. These technologies are among the many that Raytheon provides the military. RTN has a market cap $17.41 billion and a PE of 10.16.
Alliant Tech Services ATK What's a military mission without a serious cache of bullets? Alliant Tech manufactures M16 ammunition, one of the best wide-use bullets on the market. ATK has a market cap of $2.32 billion and a PE of 7.59.
Ceradyne CRDN With the emphasis on minimum casualties and troop safety, as well as sending in America's baddest of the bad for close combat, body armor is key. Ceradyne, makers of the intense ceramic body armor, which keeps soldiers alive in the middle of firefights. CRDN has a market cap of $1.2 billion and a PE of 25.43.
Carriage Services CSV A lot of stores have a “you break it, you buy it” rule. America seems to operate under the “you kill it, you bury it” philosophy. This could be good for Carriage, which provides funeral services...presumably for anyone, including obnoxious mass-murdering terrorists. CSV has a small market cap of $116.45 million and a PE of 14.83.
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