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Bearish on ATK ... ATK

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-12.92% in 370 days Terrible company, unless you want to make money supporting landmines, cluster bombs and depleted uranium munitions that poison our own troops and civilians. Have a nice day. Continue reading »

Alliant Techsystems Inc ATK

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-14.99% in 496 days Alliant Techsystems, Inc. supplies aerospace and defense products to the U.S. government agencies, and its prime contractors and subcontractors. The company also supplies ammunition and related accessories to law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. Its ATK Armament Systems segment offers military ammunition and gun systems, such as small-caliber training and tactical ammunition rounds; medium-caliber ammunition, including fighting and light armored vehicles, helicopters, A-10 close-combat support aircraft, and AC-130 gunship aircraft; and chain guns for medium-caliber gun systems... Continue reading »

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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/13: GT, QCOM, JNPR, ATK, CRM Upgraded; SUN, V, AAP, PWRD Downgraded

StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes:UPGRADES:Goldman Sachs upgrades Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE: GT) from Neutral to Buy, and raised the 6-month price target from $17 - $19.Wells Fargo upgrades QUALCOMM Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) to Outperform. Valuation Range increased to $50-$60 from $40-$46.Oppenheimer upgrades Juniper Networks Inc (NASDAQ: JNPR) from Market Perform to Outperform with a $31 price target.Goldman Sachs upgraded Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) from Sell to Neutral.Caris & Co upgrades Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) to Above Average. Price target increased from $47 to ... Continue reading »

Trading Radar for 11/12: Wal-Mart (WMT), Blockbuster (BBI), Nordstrom (JWN), Walt Disney (DIS), Kohl's (KSS) Report

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:<u>Before Market Opens:</u>Economics:8:30am ET Initial Jobless Claims - Street Sees 510K Earnings:Addus Homecare Corp. (NYSE: ADUS) – no consensusAECOM (NYSE: ACM) – consensus EPS $0.46Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK) – consensus EPS $2.07AmBev - Companhia de Bebidas Das Americas (NYSE: ABV) – consensus EPS $2.51Brooks Automation (NYSE: BRKS) – consensus loss $0.25China Automotive Systems Inc. (NYSE: CAAS) – consensus EPS $0.15Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp (NYSE: CIDM) – no consensusCompanhi... Continue reading »

Alliant Techsystems: A Defensive Defense Play ATK

-23.23% in 558 days <>The aerospace and defense sector has held up fairly well over the past year, with a small percentage gain in the face of a declining overall market. <!----> Some of the strength may be attributed to the continued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, with much talk of troop withdrawal and the ongoing fight in Congress regarding funding, some companies have been hit hard in the past year; e.g. Ceradyne (CRDN)- which makes the ceramic SAPI plates used in individual body armor, and Force Protection (FRPT)- which makes armored vehicles, like the USMC’s new mine resistant ambush protected Coug<>... Continue reading »

Business Week. 30% earnings call for Q1 still open.

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Monday Economic ISM Services (49.5) Earnings Goldcorp (GG), Marvel (MVL), Tidewater (TDW), Airgas (ARG), Anadarko (APC), McKesson (MCK), Ternium (TX), Weight Watchers (WTW) Tuesday Economic NA Earnings Barrick (ABX), Fannie (FNM), Molson (TAP), PG&E (PCG), Blue Nile (NILE), J2 Global (JCOM), Ormat (ORA), Synchronoss (SNCR), Tenaris (TS), ValueClick (VCLK), Disney (DIS), WMS (WMS) Wednesday Economic Weekly Crude, Pending Home (-0.6%), Productivity (1.2%), Consumer Credit ($6.3B) Earnings Cognizant (CTSH), DIRECTV (DTV), FTI Consult (FCN), Lamar (LAMR), Comtech (COGO), Crocs (CROX), Mindray (MR) Thurs... Continue reading »

Look for Alliant Techsystems to lift-off like its engines ATK

-17.37% in 603 days Filed under: Stocks to Buy With the U.S. economic landscape remaining uncertain, it's prudent to add a defensive stock or two to your portfolio, and with the aforementioned in mind Alliant Techsystems is worth an evaluation. Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) is an ammunition supplier and rocket engine / motor manufacturer with substantial United States Government contracts. Analysts like Alliant's strong fundamentals, solid U.S. Department of Defense orders for ammunition, equally impressive launch systems work from NASA, and sporting ammunition business. Analysts also believe ATK is well-positi... Continue reading »

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