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What: Shares of radio chip maker Aeroflex
So what: Aeroflex lowered its fourth-quarter sales estimates by 11% last night, immediately followed by two analyst downgrades from buy to hold. Management pinned the lower-than-expected sales on a late, final approval from the Marine Corps on a $16 million order of radio maintenance equipment.
Now what: Aeroflex is suffering from lumpy sales more than anything else. A delayed order is a far cry from a panic-inducing canceled sale, after all. I'd understand this steep drop if rivals Honeywell International
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