Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, defense contractor Raytheon (NYSE: RTN ) 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) |
Market Cap | $17.9 billion |
Industry | Aerospace and defense |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $24.4 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO William Swanson CFO David Wajsgras |
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 20.8% |
Cash/Debt | $4.0 billion/$4.7 billion |
Dividend Yield | 3.7% |
Competitors | Boeing (NYSE: BA ) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT ) Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC ) |
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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