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Textron: First TARP recipient from defense sector TXT

-63.40%
in 127 days

Filed under: Bad news, Short stories, Stocks to Sell, Financial Crisis

Three products that are probably bad bets in this environment are private jets, helicopters and golf carts. Add in a large captive finance arm and an auto parts unit and you have Textron (NYS: TXT), the latest hobgoblin to join the dividend slasher parade and corporate Deathwatch. The Piqqem Sentiment on Textron is hard negative. The good folks at Ockham's Research hammer home these points and more.

Textron has had trouble in the past accessing commercial paper markets (and it's surely not having trouble now, right?) and r...

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By Alex Salkever (-23.08% risk: conservative) 02/27/09

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TXT Insider buying in Down market. TXT

61%

-27.45%
in 224 days

Shazaam! I was checking out several stocks and came across one of the few that meets ALL of my demands.
Options, dividends and insider buying. Textron Inc (TXT). <> Textron, Inc. operates in the aircraft, industrial, and finance industries worldwide. It operates through four segments: Bell, Cessna, Industrial, and Finance. The Bell segment manufactures and supplies helicopters, tiltrotor aircraft, and helicopter-related spare parts and services for both military and commercial applications. It also manufactures precision weapons; airborne and ground-based surveillance systems; intelligen...

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By Locationh (+0.56% risk: aggressive) 11/21/08

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Textron Inc TXT <> <> <> ...

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62%

-79.93%
in 354 days

Analysts' Recommendation:	Buy
30 Days Ago:	Buy

Analysts' Target:	$68

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By Marian Filo (-24.55% risk: aggressive) 07/14/08

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Helicopter Shortage: An Investment Opportunity? TXT

-84.68%
in 417 days

In the May 12th edition of Fortune Magazine, there is an interesting article titled "Copter Crisis" that delves into how the growth in offshore drilling for oil and gas has led to increased utilization of helicopters to get to and from the offshore platforms. This offshore drilling boom combined along with increased usage of choppers for private travel has led to a shortage of helicopters and their parts.

<>Based on the earnings forecast of offshore drillers like Transocean (RIG), Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) and Noble (NE), the offshore oil drilling boom is likely to continue for years to c...

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By Asif Suria (-42.40% risk: moderate) 05/12/08

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Military Stocks with current order backlog TXT

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-81.63%
in 784 days

This company is the maker of the Bell Helicopter, it is in backlog, they are stream-lining the business, that's how they will double in the next five years. Great management, and a military and civil contract business that has no real end. Barrons feature In April 2007

Product lines

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Bell Aviation
Greenlee Wiring supply
Cessna Prop. and Small jets

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By Eccopaint (-40.82% risk: aggressive) 05/11/07

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