Top Defense Stocks

 

Some investors are opposed to purchasing stocks that benefit from the manufacture of weapons, and that’s completely understandable. If you fall into that category, then this post is probably not for you.

The defense industry is currently in a state of flux. On the one hand, there is a growing demand for defense products and services, as the world becomes increasingly unstable. On the other hand, there are also growing concerns about the cost of defense spending, and the need to reduce military budgets.

As a result, defense companies are facing a number of challenges. They need to find ways to reduce their costs, while also developing new products and services that meet the changing needs of the military. They also need to be prepared for the possibility of a decline in defense spending, and the need to diversify their businesses.

Despite these challenges, the defense industry is still a major economic force. In the United States, the defense industry employs over 2 million people and generates over $400 billion in annual revenue. The industry is also a major source of innovation and has been responsible for the development of many of the world’s most advanced technologies.

The future of the defense industry is uncertain, but it is likely to remain a major player in the global economy. The industry will need to adapt to the changing needs of the military and the growing concerns about the cost of defense spending. However, the industry also has a number of strengths, including its strong research and development capabilities, and its ability to adapt to new market conditions. As a result, the defense industry is likely to remain a major economic force for many years to come.

Here are some of the key trends that are shaping the defense industry today:

• The rise of new technologies. The defense industry is constantly evolving, as new technologies are developed. These technologies are changing the way that wars are fought, and they are also creating new opportunities for defense companies. For example, the development of drones and other unmanned systems is changing the way that the military conducts surveillance and strikes.
• The growing importance of cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important in the defense industry. As militaries become more reliant on digital systems, they are also becoming more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Defense companies are developing new technologies to protect military systems from cyberattacks.
• The need for greater international cooperation. The defense industry is becoming increasingly globalized. As militaries around the world face similar threats, they are increasingly working together to develop new technologies and share resources. This is creating new opportunities for defense companies that are able to operate in multiple markets.

The defense industry is a complex and ever-changing industry. However, it is also a major economic force that is likely to remain important for many years to come.

Lockheed Martin (LMT) is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It is the world’s largest defense contractor by revenue for the past 43 years. Lockheed Martin is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide.

This $119 billion market cap company trades at 21 times trailing earnings and 17 times forward earnings. The long-term annual earnings per share growth estimate over the next five years is anticipated to be 10.9%. The company pays a dividend yield of 2.57%.

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed in 2020 by the merger of Raytheon and United Technologies. Raytheon Technologies is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 190,000 people worldwide.

The stock has a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 26 and a forward P/E of 17. Earnings per share this year grew by 35.9%, and long-term annual earnings per share growth estimate over the next five years is predicted to be 10.8%. The yield is 2.43%.

The Boeing Company (BA) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. It is the world’s largest aerospace company by revenue for the past 26 years. Boeing is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and employs approximately 160,000 people worldwide.

The company has been generating negative earnings but has a forward P/E of 41. The stock does not pay a dividend.

General Dynamics (GD) is an American multinational defense, information technology, and aerospace company that is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. General Dynamics is the world’s fifth-largest defense contractor by revenue. The company employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide.

The stock trades at 18 times trailing earnings and 15 times forward earnings. The long-term annual earnings per share growth estimate over the next five years is predicted to be 10.8%. The yield is 2.43%.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is an American global aerospace and defense technology company with worldwide interests. It is the world’s sixth-largest defense contractor by revenue. Northrop Grumman is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, and employs approximately 90,000 people worldwide.

The stock trades at 15 times trailing earnings but 19 times forward earnings. The long-term annual earnings per share growth estimate over the next five years is expected to be only 1.9%. The stock pays a yield of 1.64%.

These companies are responsible for developing and manufacturing a wide range of defense products, including aircraft, ships, missiles, and weapons systems. They also provide a variety of services, such as maintenance, repair, and overhaul.

The defense industry is a major economic force, and it is expected to continue to grow in the coming years. This is due to a number of factors, including the increasing threats posed by terrorism and cyberwarfare, and the growing demand for new technologies.

Disclosure: The author didn’t own any of the above at the time the article was written.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend in February 2019

Please note that this is a sister publication of WallStreetNewsNetwork ( http://WStNN.com ) and eventually everything on this site will be transferred over there.

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex dividend during the next month.

Many traders and investors use the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the strategy of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works in bull markets and flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the strategy during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and many with yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the periodic dividend amount, and annual yield.

MetLife, Inc. (MET)	2/4/2019	0.42	3.69%
Boeing Company (BA)	2/7/2019	2.055	2.26%
Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)	2/11/2019	0.74	1.80%
Schlumberger N.V. (SLB)	2/12/2019	0.50	4.59%
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)	2/14/2019	0.645	2.24%
Target Corporation (TGT)	2/19/2019	0.64	3.54%
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)	2/20/2019	0.46	1.72%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)	2/25/2019	0.90	2.79%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)	2/27/2019	0.80	1.59%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found HERE . (If you have been to the page before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists HERE . Most of the lists are free.

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Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend in February 2018

Please note that this is a sister publication of WallStreetNewsNetwork ( http://WStNN.com ) and eventually everything on this site will be transferred over there.

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend.

This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date.

The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Pfizer, Inc. (PFE)	2/1/2018	0.34
Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG)	2/1/2018	0.31
Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)	2/1/2018	0.39
Citigroup Inc. (C)	2/2/2018	0.32
PetMed Express, Inc. (PETS)	2/2/2018	0.25
Intel Corporation (INTC)	2/6/2018	0.3
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)	2/7/2018	0.3
Boeing Company (The) (BA)	2/8/2018	1.71
The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)	2/8/2018	0.1
Consolidated Edison Inc (ED)	2/13/2018	0.715
Amgen Inc. (AMGN)	2/14/2018	1.32
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)	2/14/2018	0.563
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)	2/14/2018	0.42
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (ALK)	2/16/2018	0.32
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (GS)	2/28/2018	0.75

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.

Dividend definitions: Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List

Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don’t forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

Interview with Brent Wilsey about Stocks and Artificial Intelligence

The following informative interview was provided by Brent Wilsey, a Registered Investment Advisor who has spent over 40 years in the industry. He is the head of Wilsey Asset Management in San Diego, and has hosted the “Smart Investing Show” on KFMB Radio for the last 15 years. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business News.

He discusses Artificial Intelligence and how companies are utilizing this technology. Stocks that are discussed include:

• P. Morgan Chase (JPM)
• Boeing (BA)
• Papa John’s (PZZA)

He also talks about Bitcoin, the future of the stock market, and good and bad sectors.

To stream the interview, click:

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All opinions are those of Brent Wilsey, and do not represent the opinions of WStNN.com or Stockerblog.com or the interviewer. Neither this website nor the interviewer nor the interviewee are rendering tax, legal, or investment advice in this interview. All information is provided for education and general information only.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of August

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can’t sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.

WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, the quarterly dividend amount, and annual yield.

Sonic Corp. (SONC)	8/7/2017	0.14	2.26%
American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)	8/8/2017	0.59	3.30%
Starbucks Corporation (SBUX)	8/8/2017	0.25	1.74%
Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN)	8/8/2017	0.5	1.56%
Boeing Company (BA)	8/9/2017	1.42	2.10%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found here at wstnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn’t show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WStNN.com. Most of the lists are free.Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company’s books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of August

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks.

WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

American Electric Power	AEP	8/8/2016	3.2%
IBM Corp	IBM	8/8/2016	3.5%
A. H. Belo Corporation	AHC	8/10/2016	5.8%
Boeing Co.	BA	8/10/2016	3.2%
Collectors Universe	CLCT	8/10/2016	7.0%
Duke Energy	DUK	8/10/2016	4.0%
Spectra Energy	SE	8/10/2016	4.5%
Wal-Mart Stores	WMT	8/10/2016	2.7%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of February

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

American Electric Power	AEP	2/8/2016	3.85%
IBM Corp	IBM	2/8/2016	4.24%
MDC Holdings	MDC	2/8/2016	4.68%
Parker Hannifin Corp.	PH	2/8/2016	2.75%
Tessco Technologies, Inc.	TESS	2/8/2016	4.60%
Berkshire Hills Bancorp	BHLB	2/9/2016	3.01%
S&T Bancorp	STBA	2/9/2016	2.87%
U.S. Steel	X	2/9/2016	2.57%
A. H. Belo Corporation	AHC	2/10/2016	5.61%
Antero Midstream Partners LP	AM	2/10/2016	4.63%
American Software	AMSWA	2/10/2016	4.26%
Artisan Partners Asset Mgt	APAM	2/10/2016	7.73%
Boeing Co.	BA	2/10/2016	3.41%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of November

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Idacorp	IDA	11/3/2015	3.0%
Kansas City Life Insurance Co.	KCLI	11/3/2015	2.2%
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.	NWBI	11/3/2015	3.7%
S&T Bancorp	STBA	11/3/2015	2.3%
Xilinx	XLNX	11/3/2015	2.5%
Acacia Research Corp	ACTG	11/4/2015	7.2%
Ardmore Shipping Corporation	ASC	11/4/2015	8.6%
AVX Corp	AVX	11/4/2015	3.1%
Boeing Co.	BA	11/4/2015	2.5%
Boston Private Financial Hldgs	BPFH	11/4/2015	3.1%
Brookline Bancorp	BRKL	11/4/2015	3.1%
Capitol Federal Financial Inc	CFFN	11/4/2015	2.6%
CMS Energy	CMS	11/4/2015	3.2%
Central Valley Cmty Bancorp	CVCY	11/4/2015	2.1%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of August

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Idacorp	IDA	8/3/2018	3.2%
MDC Holdings	MDC	8/3/2019	3.4%
Nordic American Offshore	NAO	8/3/2020	9.0%
Pacific Continental Corp	PCBK	8/3/2021	3.0%

NY Community Bancorp	NYCB	8/4/2021	5.4%
Richardson Electronics	RELL	8/4/2022	3.7%
Williams Partners MLP	WPZ	8/4/2023	7.2%
Xilinx	XLNX	8/4/2024	3.0%
American Software	AMSWA	8/5/2015	4.3%
AVX Corp	AVX	8/5/2015	3.2%
Boeing Co.	BA	8/5/2015	2.6%
Barnes & Noble	BKS	8/5/2015	3.7%
Boston Private Financial	BPFH	8/5/2015	2.9%
Brookline Bancorp	BRKL	8/5/2015	3.2%
Capitol Federal Financial	CFFN	8/5/2015	2.9%
CMS Energy	CMS	8/5/2015	3.5%
Cleco CP	CNL	8/5/2015	2.9%
First Community Bancshares	FCBC	8/5/2015	2.9%
First Energy	FE	8/5/2015	4.4%
Federated Investors	FII	8/5/2015	3.0%
HF Financial Corp	HFFC	8/5/2015	2.9%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. Dividend definitions:Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.
Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Drone Stocks May Fly High

With the recent news about the guy who was flying the drone around the White House, investors attention has shifted to the companies in the drone business, including commercial, industrial, military, government, security, and recreational drones.

If you want your own drone, some are very reasonably priced. You can get a small Cheerson CX-10 Mini 29mm 4CH 2.4GHz Quadcopter for less that $20. If you want a drone with a camera, you can get the UDI U818A 2.4GHz 4 CH 6 Axis Gyro RC Quadcopter for less than $60. Of course, if you want one of the top of the line drones, you could get the Az 4K UHD camera drone for the price of about $8,500.
One of the top pure play drone companies is AeroVironment (AVAV), founded in 1971. It is the top seller of small drones to the U. S. Government. Its drones includes the Raven, the Wasp, and the Puma. AeroVironment is also offers electric vehicle charging systems and services. The stock trades at 152 times trailing earnings and 73 times forward earnings. It is debt free with $8.89 in cash per share.

AeroVironment has a strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin (LMT), which is also involved in the production of drones, which includes the Stalker. Drones are just a small portion of Lockheed's business. The company trades at 18 times training earnings and has a forward price to earnings ratio of 16. The stock sports a yield of 3.0%.

Other companies involved in the drone business include Elbit Systems (ESLT), which makes the Hermes and Skylark families of UAVs, and Boeing (BA) which manufactures the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye drone.

For a list of the publicly traded drone stocks, which includes information on the PE ratio, the forward PE ratio, and the connection to the drone business, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. I hope that some of these stocks will make your portfolio fly high.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Will Drone Stocks Start Flying?

Have you seen the news on drones recently? First, there was the near miss between a done and a passenger jet. Then there was the LAPD's new air drone program controversy. Finally, there is now clothing you can wear to protect you from drones. By the way, drones are also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs.

So if you are an investor and want to use drone stocks to make you portfolio take off, you have over ten stocks to choose from involved with drones in some way, according to the free list of drone stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Several of them even pay dividends.

The company closest to a pure play in drones is AeroVironment (AVAV), which was founded in 1971. The company sells more small drones to the U. S. Government than any other company, which includes the Raven, the Wasp, and the Puma. AeroVironment is also involved in the production of electric and solar vehicles.

The stock trades at 152 times trailing earnings and 58 times forward earnings. For the quarter ending January 25, the company generated an incredible 190% increase in earnings on a 47% revenue boost. One of the best features about the company is that it is debt free with $7.51 in cash per share.

AeroVironment happens to have a strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin (LMT), another company involved in the production of drones, including the Stalker. Drones are obviously a small portion of their business. The company trades at 17 times training earnings and has a forward price to earnings ratio of 14. The stock also pays a dividend of 3.2%.

Other companies involved in drone production include Elbit Systems (ESLT), which makes the Hermes and Skylark families of UAVs, Boeing (BA) which makes the hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye drone, and Northrop Grumman (NOC), producer of the Global Hawk drones.

For a list of the publicly traded drone stocks, which includes information on the PE ratio, the forward PE ratio, and the drone business, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.Maybe some of these stocks will be high flyers.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Reporting Earnings Next Week

The following are companies that are reporting earnings next week. Traders are looking for stocks that may underperform or outperform their guidance.


April 21

Celanese Corp CE
Crocs Inc CROX
Halliburton Co HAL
Hasbro Inc HAS
Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB
Netflix Inc NFLX
Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN

April 22
Amgen Inc AMGN
Comcast Corp CMCSA
Gilead Sciences Inc GILD
Lockheed Martin Corp LMT
Yum! Brands Inc YUM

April 23
Angie's List Inc ANGI
Apple Inc AAPL
Boeing Co BA
Delta Air Lines Inc DAL
Facebook Inc FB
Safeway Inc SWY
Zynga Inc ZNGA

Will the Government Shutdown Be Good or Bad for the Economy?

It happened! Today, the United States government shutdown began. Did investors care? Not really; the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 62 points and the NASDAQ was up 46.5 points.

So let's look at how the government shutdown might affect the economy. There are about 2.8 million non-uniformed employees of the Federal government, according to the Office of Personnel Management. Obviously, not all of these employees will stop working, as many of them are in jobs that are considered critical. Economists estimate that 600,000 to 800,000 workers will be furloughed.

These Fed workers are all across the US. They will cut back on spending, which can hurt local economies, and if the shutdown lasts long enough, they may not be able to pay their mortgages, which will cause more foreclosures and hurt the real estate market. Even state and local governments receive government funding, so they will be adversely affected.

Companies that do a lot of business with the Federal government will suffer. Although I'm sure the government will eventually be good for the money, if the shutdown drags on, it could affect the short term revenue results could be affected. Some of the largest government contractors include Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), The Boeing Company (BA), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC), General Dynamics Corporation (GD), and Raytheon Company (RTN).

The travel industry may be slightly affected, especially in the areas of national parks, but instead of tourists traveling to Yosemite, they will go to Disneyland instead. So this could help stocks such as Disney (DIS), Cedar Fair LP (FUN), Six Flags (SIX), and SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS).


So what do you think? Will the shutdown be positive, negative, or no effect?

Disclosure: Author owns DIS.

End of the Year Dividend Boosters

Companies are continuing to provide holiday presents by increasing their dividends. Check out this list of dividend raisers.

Dominion Resources Inc. (D) increased its quarterly dividend 6.6%

The Boeing Company (BA) increased its quarterly dividend 10%

Edison International (EIX) increased its quarterly dividend 3.8%

Tyco (TYC) Plans 7% Dividend Increase

KBR (KBR) raised its dividend by an incredible 60%

Realty Income (O) raised its monthly dividend by 2%

Rent-a-Center (RCII) raised its quarterly dividend by 31%

General Electric Company (GE) increased its quarterly dividend by 12%

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. (NUS) increased its quarterly dividend 50%

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (AXS) increased its quarterly dividend 4%

If you like stock lists like this, such as a list of stocks going ex-dividend, beer stocks, candy stocks, or coffee stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

How to Get a 6% Yield from Boeing

There are many ways to receive income from non-utility stocks. An example would be Boeing Co. (BA) which pays a 2.6% yield, not real high but better than a CD. But there is another way to invest in Boeing and get a dividend yield of over 6%, an its actually a safer way to invest in the event the company goes out of business, as it will be paid off before the common shareholders.

Boeing has a minibond type investment called CorTS Trust Structured Products Corp. Boeing Company Notes 6.125% Certificates (HYM), which trades on the New York Stock Exchange. This security currently sells at a slight premium to its par value and maturity price of $25.

The annual dividend payout is approximately 1.53 per year, payable semi-annually, giving the stock a yield of over 6%. The stock matures in February of 2033.

Also check out How to Get a 6% Yield from Chesapeake Energy, How to Get a 4.9% Yield from Goldman Sachs, and Lucent Pays a Yield of 13%.

If you want a list of about 20 adjustable rate preferreds, with yields ranging from 1.83% to 8.59%, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Top Defense and Aerospace Stocks

Last month, we featured an article on anti-terrorism stocks. As a follow-up, we decided to review defense and aerospace companies. Owning a defense stock in your portfolio is a good way to protect your portfolio, similar to owning gold. Plus, the government will always spend money on defense no matter who is in office. In addition, many of these stocks pay decent yields according to the new list of defense stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Here are a few examples.

Embraer, also known as Empresa Brasileira De Aeronutica S.A. (ERJ) based in Brazil, makes and markets jets and aircraft for defense and civil aviation markets. The stock has a PE of 7.5, a PEG of 1.4, and pays a yield of 0.4%.

Boeing (BA) makes and markets jets, military aircraft, missile defense systems, satellites, and launch systems. The stock has a fairly high PE of 37, a PEG of 1.99, and pays a yield of 2.5%.

Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) provides aerospace products, electronics, and shipbuilding to the military, government, and commercial customers. The stock has a PE of 10, a PEG of 0.97 , and pays a yield of 3.2%.

To see the entire list of the defense stocks, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, to download the free Excel database, which includes six defense stocks with yields above 1.5%.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com