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7/3/2008 1:02 PM

Raytheon Company (RTN)

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The Company designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, supports and provides a wide range of technologically advanced products, services and solutions for governmental and commercial customers in the United States and abroad.

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Avatar HighHopesInSD (97.39) Submitted: 4/07/08 9:46 PM : Outperform Start Price: $63.63 RTN Score: -4.15

Sales have been fairly flat for the past 7 years, so in this area, RTN is nothing to write home about. However, EPS has risen in each of the past 4 years, so that is a good thing. The profit margin has increased in each of the past 4 years. The ROE has also risen in each of the past 4 years. The debt-to-equity has fallen in each of the past 4 years, which is a very good thing, and now stands at a very reasonable 18%. The current P/E is inline with its historic averages, so the stock is reasonably priced. The PEG ratio is below one, which is a good thing. The payout ratio is about 30%, which is reasonable, so the dividend should be secure. The dividend is currently yielding about 1.6%, which is decent, but nothing to write home about. I think that this stock is a strong buy at this price, and would continue to be a buy at anything below $85.00 a share.

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