Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, defense contractor Raytheon (RTN +0.00%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Raytheon and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Raytheon facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Waltham, Mass. (1922) |
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Market Cap |
$17.9 billion |
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Industry |
Aerospace and defense |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$24.4 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO William Swanson CFO David Wajsgras |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
20.8% |
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Cash/Debt |
$4.0 billion/$4.7 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
3.7% |
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Competitors |
Boeing (BA +2.07%) Lockheed Martin (LMT +0.97%) Northrop Grumman (NOC +1.13%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,360 members who have rated Raytheon believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, talkingmonkey, tapped Raytheon as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:
Big, stable, high tech military contractor. Experienced little price hiccup recently. A fine long play company for the risk averse, with a nice yield, but I'm counting on the short term. Betting this lifts right back to ~ [$58 and change per share].
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