Textron Inc (TXT): Today's Featured Aerospace/Defense Laggard
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) pushed the Aerospace/Defense industry lower today making it today's featured Aerospace/Defense laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.2%. By the end of trading, Textron fell $0.29 (-1.1%) to $27.38 on average volume. Throughout the day, 3,020,368 shares of Textron exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,647,100 shares. The stock ranged in price between $27.33-$27.75 after having opened the day at $27.75 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.67. Other companies within the Aerospace/Defense industry that declined today were:
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), down 4.8%,
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), down 2.7%,
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), down 2.6% and
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), down 2.0%.
Textron Inc. operates in the aircraft, defense, industrial, and finance businesses worldwide. It operates in five segments: Cessna, Bell, Textron Systems, Industrial, and Finance. Textron has a market cap of $7.8 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. Shares are up 11.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 7 analysts that rate Textron a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Textron
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its attractive valuation levels, notable return on equity and increase in stock price during the past year. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income.
- You can view the full Textron Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
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), up 5.2%,
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), up 3.6%,
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation
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), up 3.2% and
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), up 3.1% , were all gainers within the aerospace/defense industry with
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) being today's featured aerospace/defense industry leader.
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