Defense contractors, aerospace primes, shipbuilders, intelligence vendors, and companies tied to national security spending.
The McLean, Virginia defense contractor said it will acquire a mission-focused software, encryption and edge-computing business from an Advent portfolio company, with closing expected in fiscal 2027.
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The defense contractor is scheduled to report fiscal 2026 second-quarter results on July 23. Wall Street is looking for $7.28 in earnings per share, a marginal decline versus the year-ago quarter, as investors scan for margin and demand outlines across its major business segments.
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A market recap tied to RTX’s first-quarter results points to a stock that has largely moved with the broader market, even as third-party analysis highlights operating leverage and a strong backlog backdrop.
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Reports say Lockheed Martin has emerged as the front-runner in a competitive auction to buy Ultra Maritime, an Advent-owned naval technology unit tied to anti-submarine warfare, with an agreement potentially coming as soon as next week.
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Investors are bracing for RTX’s second-quarter results later this month as Street expectations point to modest profit growth, even as defense sentiment and contract momentum remain uneven.
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The aerospace manufacturer attributed production delays on a critical day to an unplanned information-technology outage that affected computer systems and applications used across commercial and defense operations.
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A recent Yahoo Finance read-through of Wall Street’s brokerage consensus frames RTX as a stock investors should add, even as it flags the possibility that overly optimistic calls may skew perceptions of value.
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Raytheon, RTX’s defense unit, won a $1.1 billion U.S. Navy contract, helping lift the stock in afternoon trading.
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Lockheed Martin (LMT) was higher in afternoon trading after Citi raised its rating and investors digested reports of new Army and missile-defense awards tied to the company’s missile and fire-control work.
