Rockwell Collins Inc. (COL): Today's Featured Aerospace/Defense Winner
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Rockwell Collins, Inc. designs, produces, and supports communications and aviation electronics for commercial and military customers worldwide. It operates in two segments, Government Systems and Commercial Systems. Rockwell Collins has a market cap of $7.52 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 12.9, above the average aerospace/defense industry P/E ratio of 12.5 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are down 4.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Rockwell Collins a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and five rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Rockwell Collins as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, revenue growth, notable return on equity and good cash flow from operations. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook.
- You can view the full Rockwell Collins Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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