Sturm, Ruger & Company (NYSE:RGR)

Annie, get your gun! Joey, get your gun! Mark, get your gun! Nancy, get your gun! Fred, get your gun!

You get the idea.

Introduction of new models, popularity of Cowboy action shooting and the weak dollar. Check out the recent insider buying.
Possible negative impact is the rapid increase in ammunition prices because of copper and lead increases.

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There was a run on this stock about 6 months ago, and then the bottom fell out of it... none of it was really all that warranted, most of it was VIX insanity. RGR makes WAY more per share than SWHC, and from what I'm told makes better guns. And is getting contracts with more people who... I guess... need guns.

Quarterly revenue growth was down, but that was a blip. Give it time and it will be back. At least I hope so. I bought at 14, rode it to 24, and then back down to 7.

Ah, investing.

While this is not your conventional business (handguns, etc), the company has SOLID financials, and has streamlined its production facilities, eliminating excess overhead and also improving production (kinda like TOYOTA). Protect yourself AND your portfolio-- BUY STURM & RUGER. (This stock ws recommended by Stansberry and Associates just a couple of months ago-- andn is STILL an open recomendation)

makes a great .22 no debt. bang bang goes the gun boom boom goes the stock

Premier gun maker will benefit from pickup in consumer discretionary spending and Supreme Court 2nd amendment expected decision.

See my pitch for SWHC

Click, Click, Boom

Recession = crime = guns.

It's what Smith & Wesson ought to be.

Positive Supreme Court decision will cause a bump.

Sturm Ruger(RGR) is a high quality firearms producer and investment casting company. The company "missed" analysts estimates last quarter, got "taken to the woodshed" by dropping over thirty percent. The market's reaction was over-done. Although there may be some tax-loss selling going into November December. The shares are an excellent long-term value at $8.05 per share. I own share I bought some years ago at $4. I would buy more at current prices.

Kahuna,CFA

I like the product.

turn around play and i own em, shoot em, enjoy em. if i spent as much money on RGR as i do stocks it would have already taken off.

They are getting a lot of Winchester's business.

turnaround play - this company has seen its lows and is ready to rise quickly.

cheap stock. very good potential

Dems in power, no military contracts, EPS bad

Sturm,Ruger (RGR) is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of firearms and precision investment castings primarily in the United States. The company offers products through four industry product categories: rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers. The investment castings products manufactured by the company consist of titanium, chrome-molybdenum, stainless steel, nickel, and cobalt alloys.

Competition in the firearms industry is intense and comes from both foreign and domestic manufacturers. The handgun market in the United States has maintained a constant growth in the past decade. The industry is susceptible to the legislative actions like the Brady Bill Act of 1994 that prevented the handgun violence. Under such a challenging environment, RGR has not been able to deliver an impressive top-line performance which has reduced by about 3% annually in the last four years. Moreover, major competitor namely Smith and Wesson seems to grab the market share of RGR as the revenue performance of the company has been robust over the years. Looking ahead, company does not have any strategic initiatives that could fuel the growth prospects.

Return on equity of the company has been declining due to the depressing bottom-line performance. However, recently, management authorized a buy-back program up to $ 20 million worth of shares which could improve their return on equity. Nevertheless, the scrip has responded to the news, which could be seen by the gain in the stock price. RGR currently trades near its 52 week high and the price to earnings multiple is also much higher than the industry. In the light of these facts, the company does not look like a lucrative investment at the current price levels.