Defense and Homeland Security Sector Ideas

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Defense is one of President Trump’s biggest areas of focus, and Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) is … well, it’s a solid bet for the years ahead, despite what the headlines might indicate.

This global aerospace and security giant operates within five segments, including Aeronautics, Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Mission Systems and Training (MST) and Space Systems. Lockheed’s diversity of product offerings and industries provides the ability to weather some difficult times.

With programs that run the gamut from helicopter and fighter jets to advanced material manufacturing, Lockheed’s $46 billion business model is set to cushion the possible blow of lowering the price of its signature F-35 jet after President Trump jaw-boned CEO Marillyn Hewson on the cost of the program.

But that’s not the only program in the Lockheed portfolio, and Lockheed is far from a company hoping to hold on to the past and hope for the future. Its most recent blockbuster move was the purchase of United Technologies (UTX) Sikorsky Helicopter division in 2015 — a move once thought foolish but that has panned out big-time for LMT.

LMT is also knee-deep in one of the biggest growth sectors in the tech sector: cybersecurity. Lockheed technology is everywhere, from building firewalls for commercial users to national security.

On the dividend front, LMT has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years, and those haven’t been meager upticks. Lockheed’s quarterly payout has grown 82% in just the past five years alone.

If President Trump is indeed on the side of the defense industry in his quest to restore American military power abroad, Lockheed Martin is going to sit in the front row of procurement.

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