文章核心观点 - 主要介绍了Zacks Thematic Screens这个投资主题筛选工具,可以帮助投资者发现未来趋势下的投资机会 [1][9] - 其中重点介绍了"Wide Moat"这个主题,即投资于具有持久竞争优势的公司 [2][3] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 1. Wide Moat主题介绍 - "Wide Moat"主题关注具有持久竞争优势的公司,这些公司在行业中地位稳固,未来发展前景良好 [3] - 这些公司拥有品牌优势、专利保护、技术优势或网络效应等"护城河",可以确保长期盈利能力和市场领导地位,在市场波动中更具抗风险能力 [3] 2. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) - 台积电是全球最大的专业集成电路代工厂,目前Zacks评级为买入 [4] - 公司业绩预期向好,过去一年股价上涨超过60% [4][5] - 台积电是收益型投资者的热门选择,过去5年年化股息增长率达5.5% [5] 3. UnitedHealth (UNH) - UnitedHealth是一家提供广泛医疗服务的公司,包括HMO、PPO等 [6] - 公司最新财报超出预期,EPS增长10%,收入增长6% [6] - 过去几年公司营收保持强劲增长态势 [6] 4. Lockheed Martin (LMT) - 洛克希德·马丁是全球最大的国防承包商 [7] - 公司是收益型投资者的热门选择,过去5年年化股息增长率达7.4% [7] - 过去10年公司股价上涨330%,年化收益率达15% [8]

文章核心观点 - 全球国家加强国防能力,导致对先进军事武器和弹药的需求快速增长,包括导弹和导弹防御系统 [1][2][4] - 洛克希德·马丁公司作为导弹和导弹防御系统的主要制造商,从美国五角大楼和其他美国盟友那里获得了稳定的订单 [2][3] - 洛克希德·马丁公司的HELLFIRE II导弹和JAGM导弹具有精确打击能力和多功能性,满足各种作战需求 [2][3] - 导弹和导弹防御系统市场预计未来5年内将以5%的复合年增长率增长,这将有利于洛克希德·马丁公司的业务发展 [4] 公司概况 - 洛克希德·马丁公司的导弹和火力控制部门是高性能导弹的知名开发商,业务遍及全球50多个国家 [4] - 该部门主要项目包括爱国者防空能力-3和末端高空区域防御导弹防御系统,以及精确打击导弹、联合空地导弹和远程反舰导弹等 [4] 行业分析 - 其他国防公司如北美洛克希德公司、雷神公司和波音公司也在导弹和导弹防御系统领域有较强实力,有望从该市场的增长中获益 [5][6] - 这些公司的相关业务包括高超音速和远程打击武器、先进的导弹防御技术以及识别、跟踪和击败威胁的传感器和拦截器 [5][6] - 这些公司未来3-5年的收入和利润增长率预计将保持较高水平 [5][6]

The defense sector consists of companies that provide military goods and services, which include aerospace and defense manufacturing, cybersecurity, and advanced technologies. This sector is popular for its stability because it is often backed by government defense spending. This tends to remain consistent regardless of economic conditions. Stocks in this sector, such as those of companies producing military aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, and surveillance technology, can fall under the category of less sensi ...

Solid growth looks assured for the next few years, but what happens after that is questionable.Whether the company is a buy is an interesting question, because it strikes at the heart of the bull-and-bear debate over Lockheed Martin (LMT 1.19%) stock. Here's how long-term investors should think about investing in the defense contractor.Buying Lockheed Martin stockInvestors often like buying stock in defense contractors because of the surety of their end market customers; after all, you can't get a more reli ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) recently announced that it clinched a contract worth $297 million from NASA to design and construct next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper (“LMX”) instruments. The instrument will be delivered to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”).Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will build two LMX instruments, with options for two additional instruments. The work related to this contract will be carried out in Lockheed Martin’s facility in Sunnyvale, CA.A Brief Note ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) recently completed the risk reduction testing for the TPY-4 radar, thereby making progress in the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (“3DELRR”) program. Notably, in February 2022, the U.S. Air Force selected Lockheed as the primary contractor for the 3DELRR program to provide a radar that will perform long-range detection of both air-breathing threats and theater ballistic missiles. The selection of Lockheed as the provider of the radar under the 3DELRR program, whi ...

Next-Generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper enhances capabilities of NOAA's next-generation weather satellite systemDENVER, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract to design and build the next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper (LMX) instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The baseline contract is valued at approximately $297 million for two instruments with options for two additional instruments.The Capabilities An improvement fro ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (LMT) business unit, Sikorsky Aircraft, recently secured a modification contract, worth $23.1 million, involving the VH-92A Patriot in-service helicopter. The award has been offered by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, MD. Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will procure sustainment spares and provide repair support of aircraft components for the VH-92A helicopter. A major portion of the work related to this contract will be executed in Stratford, CT, and Woodlawn, WA.LM ...

Lockheed Martin (LMT) ended the recent trading session at $572.92, demonstrating a +0.53% swing from the preceding day's closing price. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.13% for the day. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.55%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.52%.Shares of the aerospace and defense company have appreciated by 1.75% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Aerospace sector's gain of 3.14% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.67%.The upcoming earnings releas ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) recently secured a deal for three more TPY-4 radars from the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (“NDMA”), increasing the number of ground-based multi-mission radars for NDMA to 11.The extra order and the completion of the Critical Design Review are key steps forward, validating the radar’s importance in Norway's security.LMT’s High-Quality Radars With the fast growth of geopolitical tensions in recent years, governments throughout the world have significantly strengthened their mi ...