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General Dynamics Corp
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General Dynamics Corporation provides business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems, and munitions; shipbuilding design and construction; and information systems, technologies, and services. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Marine Systems, and Information Systems and Technology. The Aerospace segment designs, manufactures, and services mid-size and large-cabin business-jet aircraft for corporate, government, and individual customers. The Combat Systems segment offers wheeled armored combat and tactical vehicles; tracked main battle tanks and infan...
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Defence major
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Sixth largest defence contractor in the world
Good management
Good reputation
Focused on land and sea based weapons which would be useful going forward since the majority of the wars will be low intensity conflicts in remote parts of the world where people have to be on the ground
Commodity bull markets are historically associated with wars as people get greedy for hard assets eg Nobody would have given a damn about Saddam if Iraq didn't have oil.
Dollar weakness will help exports
The current administration still has a lot of time left to award contracts
McCain could w...
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GD is a HOLD
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Bullish on GD ...
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Chinese president Hu Jintao recently visited the U.S., and some saw it as a sign that China is ready to do more business and with the U.S. However, Jim mentioned about a Wall Street Journal article saying that China is boosting its defense spending. The article said the Chinese military could outpace America's military in the years ahead, specifically in terms of submarine might. This is a great play.
Of all the defense companies, Jim likes General Dynamics because it reported a "magnificent quarter," and he sees a lot of growth for the company.
Not only is the U.S. government buying ...
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Notable Analyst Rating Changes 11/04: VIA, DRIV, JBHT, GD Upgraded; STEC, ENR, DLB Downgraded
UPGRADES:Wunderlich Securities upgrades Viacom (NYSE: VIA-B) from Hold to Buy. Price target increased from $31 to $34. Click Here for more color. The stock was also upgraded to Outperform at Oppenheimer and to Buy at Miller Tabak.Digital River (Nasdaq: DRIV) upgraded at to Overweight at Piper Jaffray and to Buy at Collins Stewart.Bank of America upgraded JB Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) from Neutral to Buy with a $37 price targetCredit Suisse upgrades General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) from Neutral to Outperform.Wells Fargo and FBR Capital upgrade Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) to Market Perform.F...
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Low PE Portfolio – October 2009 Update
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 On the first Tuesday of every month, we will screen our database for the 10 companies with the lowest price to earnings ratio (ModernGraham-style) that are suitable for the enterprising investor. These 10 companies will be placed in a mock portfolio and rebalanced to have a 10% allocation to each company. The starting value of the portfolio is $100,000.00. Dividends will be reinvested in the portfolio.
To see the mock portfolio, you can view this google spreadsheet. This month, the screen resulted in the following companies being targeted: <>Chubb Corp (CB) – 9.01<><>International Shipholdin...
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Earnings highlights: Aflac, Avon, BP, Hershey, Kellogg, Nintendo, P&G, Sprint ...
Filed under: Daimler (DAI), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), AFLAC Inc (AFL), Avon Products (AVP), Kellogg Co (K), Hershey Co (HSY), Procter and Gamble (PG), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP), General Dynamics Corp (GD), Nintendo (NTDOY) Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks: <> Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) reported strong Q3 results, declared a dividend, and offered guidance for Q4. Avon Products Inc. (NYSE: AVP) Q3 earnings slumped and revenue was hurt by currency translations. <>BP (NYSE: BP) shares leaped higher after it reported better-than...
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Armor and bullets boost General Dynamics
Filed under: Earnings reports, General Dynamics Corp (GD)  General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) turned in a quarterly profit that beat expectations. The business of battle overshadowed aviation industry contraction, which contributed to the result. Thanks to the strong Q3, General Dynamics has raised its profit forecast for the year.
<>JPMorgan analyst Joseph Nadol wrote to his clients this morning that "the stock has been strong recently" and "there is no denying that the company posted good results." But, he also observed that the near-term upside is limited, because investors expected a solid Q3, and ...
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Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: AMD, GD, COP, MT, TIVO, WFC ...
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, Analyst initiations  Analyst upgrades:
<> Deutsche Bank upgraded ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) to Buy from Hold on expectations that oil supply will begin to tighten and demand rise. The firm has a $55 price target on the stock. Citigroup upgraded Pinnacle West (NYSE: PNW) to Buy from Hold and added the stock to its Top Picks Live list. The firm expects the company's settlement in Arizona to be approved and raised its target on shares to $35 from $32. <>RBC Capital upgraded NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) to Outperform from Sector Perfor...
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