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TransDigm Group Inc (TDG): Today's Featured Aerospace/Defense Winner

By TheStreet Wire 08/09/12 - 05:00 PM EDT

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TransDigm Group (TDG) pushed the Aerospace/Defense industry higher today making it today's featured aerospace/defense winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.7%. By the end of trading, TransDigm Group rose $1.87 (1.5%) to $127 on average volume. Throughout the day, 391,863 shares of TransDigm Group exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 483,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $124.34-$127.28 after having opened the day at $125.18 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $125.13. Other companies within the Aerospace/Defense industry that increased today were: Alliant Techsystems (ATK), up 7.1%, Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (SWHC), up 5.2%, Aerosonic Corporation (AIM), up 5.1%, and Sifco Industries (SIF), up 3.2%.

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TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies engineered aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft principally in the United States. TransDigm Group has a market cap of $6.41 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 26.5, above the average aerospace/defense industry P/E ratio of 25.2 and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 31.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are six analysts that rate TransDigm Group a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and six rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates TransDigm Group as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company is trading at a premium valuation based on our review of its current price compared to such things as earnings and book value.

You can view the full TransDigm Group Ratings Report.

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