Aerospace & Defense

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has chosen Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to manage the transformation of the Department of Defense's global data network.  The work will take place under an innovative, seven-year Global Systems Management Operations (GSM-O) contract. The contract would...

Below are the top stocks in the industrial goods sector in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is 103.51%. Lockheed Martin's revenue for the same period is $47.17 billion. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Boeing Company...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has submitted its bid for the Medium-range Ballistic Missile Targets contract to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The Lockheed Martin-led industry team completed delivery of the proposal today, June 8, to the MDA's Targets and...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) signed a new strategic enterprise agreement with Arrow Electronics covering procurement of more than 22,000 electronic components used in advanced technology systems such as missiles, satellites, radar systems, tactical fighter aircraft and unmanned surveillance systems...

Analysts at Macquarie upgraded Regions Financial Corp (NYSE: RF) from “neutral” to “outperform.” RF's shares closed at $5.95 yesterday. Regions Financial's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 18.06%. Analysts at FBR Capital upgraded PulteGroup Inc (NYSE: PHM) from “market perform” to “...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $68 million contract to provide mission readiness, launch, early orbit checkout and on-orbit operations engineering support for the first two GPS III space vehicles. The first and second GPS III satellites are on schedule for launch...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic to provide integrated command and control systems and services support through a contract that serves the U.S. Navy and a host of DoD stakeholders. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity...

Below are the top stocks in the industrial goods sector in terms of earnings per share. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at NVR Inc (NYSE: NVR) is $24.84. NVR's ROE for the same period is 8.30%. The trailing-twelve-month earnings per share at Nacco Industries Inc (NYSE: NC) is $14.81...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected as a contractor authorized to compete for task orders on a Government-Wide Acquisition Contracting (GWAC) vehicle managed by the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). Known as the Chief...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been selected to prime the Enterprise Standard Architecture (ESA) IV contract supplying managed information technology services and secure technology solutions to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S....

Oppenheimer raises its rating on L-3 Communications Holdings (NYSE: LLL) from Underperform to Perform. Oppenheimer comments, "We had been Underperform on LLL for three reasons: its exposure to the Pentagon's Operations and Maintenance budget; its high percentage of services revenue (under severe...

Following up on a strong 2011 that saw $50.2 billion in dividend increases, according to Standard & Poor's data, dividend increases surged to a record $24.2 billion in the first quarter of 2012, a year-over-year increase of almost 28% and the good times haven't stopped there. As one example, in...

The U.S. Air Force Medical Service selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to compete for future task orders on its new Consultant Advisory and Technical Services (CATS) contract. Thirteen other companies were also selected to compete for tasks through CATS. The five-year indefinite delivery/...

L-3 Communications Holdings (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has adjusted the conversion rate for its 3% Convertible Contingent Debt Securities (CODES) due 2035 (CUSIP Numbers: 502413AW7 and 502424AE4; ISIN Numbers: US502413AW73 and US502424AE49) (the “Securities”) in connection with the regular...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to compete for future task orders through its new Tactical Communications (TACCOM) program. Among 30 awardees, Lockheed Martin was one of five to be selected to compete for TACCOM tasks in all five of the...