Top Defense Companies To Invest In 2015

Top Defense Companies To Invest In 2015: Lockheed Martin Corporation(LMT)

Lockheed Martin Corporation engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, operation, and sustainment of advanced technology systems and products in the areas of defense, space, intelligence, homeland security, and government information technology in the United States and internationally. It also provides management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistic, and information services. The company operates in four segments: Aeronautics, Electronic Systems, Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS), and Space Systems. The Aeronautics segment offers military aircraft, including combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. Its products and programs comprise the F-35 multi-role, stealth fighter; the F-22 air dominance and multi-mission stealth fighter; the F-16 multi-role fighter; the C-130J tactical transport aircraft; and the C-5M strategic airlifter modernization program; and support for the P-3 maritime patrol aircraft, and the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The Electronic Systems segment provides air and missile defense; tactical missiles; weapon fire control systems; surface ship and submarine combat systems; anti-submarine and undersea warfare systems; land, sea-based, and airborne radars; surveillance and reconnaissance systems; simulation and training systems; and integrated logistics and sustainment services. The IS&GS segment offers information technology solutions and advanced technology primarily in the areas of software and systems integration for space, air, and ground systems to various defense and civil government agencies. The Space Systems segment provides government and commercial satellites; strategic and defensive missile systems, including missile defense technologies and systems, and fleet ballistic missiles; and space transportation systems. Lockheed Martin Corporation was founded in 1909 and is based in Bethesda, Ma! ryland.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By WALLSTCHEATSHEET]

  Lockheed Martin provides valuable and essential security and aerospace technology to several companies and the governments worldwide. The company is reportedly cutting 600 jobs but it is not related to the government shutdown. The stock has been moving higher in recent years and is now trading slightly below all time high prices. Over the last four quarters, earnings have been increasing while revenues have been decreasing, however, investors have remained optimistic. Relative to its peers and sector, Lockheed Martin has been an average year-to-date performer. Look for Lockheed Martin to OUTPERFORM.

• [By Alex Planes]

  Today, there are roughly 15,000 desalination plants at work around the world, and by 2016 there may be enough processing capacity for 107 million cubic meters of water per day -- equal to approximately 28.3 billion gallons of fresh water. However, an innovation in graphene-sheet production developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT  ) could significantly improve both the efficiency and the capacity of the world's desalination plants within the next few years. Click here to read more about this promising breakthrough.

• [By Rich Smith]

  Shifting satellites
  Even higher up than the Hawkeye are the military's satellite networks. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT  ) has the contract for one of these, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, or DMSP. As part of America's longest-running satellite program, at 50 years and counting, two DSMP satellites are in polar orbit at any given time, tasked with keeping track of the weather, and oceanographic and ground conditions on Earth.

• [By Blake Bos]

  In the video below, Blake observes how smaller companies like iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT  ) and AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV  ) , as well as huge defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT  ) a! nd Northr! op Grumman (NYSE: NOC  ) , are positioned to benefit from this trend.

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