War Stocks: 8 Interesting Military, Aerospace & Defense Dividend Stocks Income Investors Need

Military expenditure shrunk in 2013 by 1.9% but not all countries are spending less.

Military spending in North America and in Western and Central European countries has continued to decline, while other countries such as Brazil and Russia have increased their arms investments.

I'm not a military guy but my guess is that it could be possible to come back to cold war times. Maybe Europe is creating an own army to fight against Russia. There is a lot of rumor in the market.

Who might benefit? Defense and Aerospace stocks. Today, I've created a small overview of defense stocks with good dividends that might catch a good part of military budget.

You can also get more dividend ideas from the military and defense industry in my recent articles.

Which stocks do you like?

These are the highlights....

BAE Systems -- Yield: 3.76%

BAE Systems (LON:BA) employs 83,400 people, generates revenue of $15,430.00 million and has a net income of $752.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $17.28 billion.

BAE Systems’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,874.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.15% (the operating margin is 8.43% and the net profit margin 4.87%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.93% of BAE Systems assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 181.87%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 28.34% was realized by BAE Systems.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.23. Last fiscal year, BAE Systems paid $0.20 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.51, the P/S ratio is 1.12 and the P/B ratio is finally 9.34. The dividend yield amounts to 3.76%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of BAE Systems (BA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of BAE Systems (BA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of BAE Systems (BA)

Lockheed Martin -- Yield: 2.96%

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) employs 112,000 people, generates revenue of $45,600.00 million and has a net income of $3,614.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $64.12 billion.

Lockheed Martin’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $7,047.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.45% (the operating margin is 12.26% and the net profit margin 7.93%).

Financials: The total debt represents 16.64% of Lockheed Martin assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 181.44%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 86.90% was realized by Lockheed Martin.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $11.21. Last fiscal year, Lockheed Martin paid $5.49 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 18.09, the P/S ratio is 1.41 and the P/B ratio is finally 18.71. The dividend yield amounts to 2.96%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Raytheon -- Yield: 2.19%

Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) employs 61,000 people, generates revenue of $22,826.00 million and has a net income of $2,193.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $34.05 billion.

Raytheon’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,618.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.85% (the operating margin is 13.93% and the net profit margin 9.61%).

Financials: The total debt represents 19.10% of Raytheon assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 55.96%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 21.20% was realized by Raytheon.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.97. Last fiscal year, Raytheon paid $2.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.89, the P/S ratio is 1.49 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.57. The dividend yield amounts to 2.19%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Raytheon (RTN)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Raytheon (RTN)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Raytheon (RTN)

Thales -- Yield: 2.13%

Thales (EPA:HO) employs 66,447 people, generates revenue of $12,973.60 million and has a net income of $761.70 million. The current market capitalization stands at $10.95 billion.

Thales’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,348.90 million. The EBITDA margin is 10.40% (the operating margin is 8.51% and the net profit margin 5.87%).

Financials: The total debt represents 7.88% of Thales assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 41.79%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 18.75% was realized by Thales.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.48. Last fiscal year, Thales paid $1.12 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 15.15, the P/S ratio is 0.84 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.87. The dividend yield amounts to 2.13%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Thales (HO)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Thales (HO)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Thales (HO)

United Technologies -- Yield: 2.13%

United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) employs 211,000 people, generates revenue of $65,100.00 million and has a net income of $6,623.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $108.92 billion.

United Technologies’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $12,095.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 18.58% (the operating margin is 15.01% and the net profit margin 10.17%).

Financials: The total debt represents 21.68% of United Technologies assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 63.42%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 19.72% was realized by United Technologies.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.82. Last fiscal year, United Technologies paid $2.36 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.58, the P/S ratio is 1.68 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.51. The dividend yield amounts to 2.13%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of United Technologies (UTX)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of United Technologies (UTX)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of United Technologies (UTX)

General Dynamics -- Yield: 2.03%

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) employs 99,500 people, generates revenue of $30,852.00 million and has a net income of $2,673.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $45.04 billion.

General Dynamics’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $4,385.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 14.21% (the operating margin is 12.61% and the net profit margin 8.66%).

Financials: The total debt represents 11.06% of General Dynamics assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 33.06%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 20.30% was realized by General Dynamics.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.86. Last fiscal year, General Dynamics paid $2.42 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 17.27, the P/S ratio is 1.46 and the P/B ratio is finally 3.82. The dividend yield amounts to 2.03%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of General Dynamics (GD)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of General Dynamics (GD)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of General Dynamics (GD)

Boeing -- Yield: 1.99%

Boeing (NYSE:BA) employs 165,500 people, generates revenue of $90,762.00 million and has a net income of $5,446.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $108.15 billion.

Boeing’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $8,837.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 9.74% (the operating margin is 8.23% and the net profit margin 6.00%).

Financials: The total debt represents 9.14% of Boeing assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 104.67%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 46.22% was realized by Boeing.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $7.40. Last fiscal year, Boeing paid $3.10 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 20.88, the P/S ratio is 1.20 and the P/B ratio is finally 12.70. The dividend yield amounts to 1.99%.

Stock Charts:

Long-Term Stock Price Chart of Boeing (BA)

Long-Term Dividend Payment History of Boeing (BA)

Long-Term Dividend Yield History of Boeing (BA)

Northrop Grumman -- Yield: 1.72%

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) employs 64,300 people, generates revenue of $23,979.00 million and has a net income of $2,069.00 million. The current market capitalization stands at $32.37 billion.

Northrop Grumman’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3,658.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 15.26% (the operating margin is 13.33% and the net profit margin 8.63%).

Financials: The total debt represents 22.31% of Northrop Grumman assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 81.94%. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.18% was realized by Northrop Grumman.

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $9.74. Last fiscal year, Northrop Grumman paid $2.71 in the form of dividends to shareholders.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 16.74, the P/S ratio is 1.35 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.48. The dividend yield amounts to 1.72%.

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