defense

President Donald Trump's commitment to support the U.S. military bodes well for Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS), according to Argus. The Analyst Argus' Mike Jaffe initiated coverage of Harris' stock with a Buy rating and $196 price target. The Thesis Harris, a provider of...

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LDOS), a U.S.-based defense company formed as part of a 2016 spin-off, is among the least expensive defense stock, according to Goldman Sachs. The Analyst Goldman Sachs' Noah Poponak maintains a Buy rating on Leidos Holdings' stock with a price target...

The case for buying Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)'s stock was solidified after the company was green-lighted by European regulators to acquire Orbital ATK Inc (NYSE: OA), according to Jefferies. The Analyst Jefferies' Sheila Kahyaoglu upgraded Northrop Grumman's stock...

Actually, not much. At least, not as much as they’d spent under other presidents or other diplomatic circumstances. Since the start of his term, President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of the “Mother of All Bombs,” called to increase military presence in Afghanistan...

Shares of Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK) lost more than 5 percent Friday morning after analysts at Bank of America turned bearish on the defense contractor. Bank of America's Ross Gilardi downgraded Oshkosh's stock from Neutral to Underperform with a price target lowered from $75 to $60 as...

The poor, the elderly, the disabled, college students and environmental protections all stand to take a big hit if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018. Defense contractors, corporations in general and the wealthiest Americans all stand to gain...

Shares of major defense contractors were in the red after a tweet from President-elect Donald Trump, who wants the United States to cancel a Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) contract for delivering Air Force One planes. Trump, Tweets And Stock Reactions “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force...

Prior to last week's presidential election, there were a small number of industries positioned to benefit regardless of the outcome. On that front, aerospace and defense and infrastructure-related investments grabbed plenty of pre-election press. Aerospace And Defense On the campaign trail,...

With Election Day about two months away, investors by now know that an array of industries, sectors and the corresponding exchange-traded funds have been affected by political chatter this year. Healthcare stocks and ETFs have been front and center, taking several blows from Democratic nominee...

While Oshkosh Corp (NYSE: OSK) has outperformed its peers by 18 percentage points year-to-date driven by positive defense news, the stock trades in line with the peer group, despite the company’s superior growth profile. Deutsche Bank’s Nicole DeBlase initiated coverage of the company...