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RTX (RTX) has climbed 33.4% over the past year, fueled by a robust defense and aerospace recovery, and currently trades around $191.78 per share. The company recently delivered a strong quarter featuring 10% organic sales growth and raised its full-year outlook, supported by what management describes as a record backlog. For shareholders who have already…

Shares of aerospace and defense company RTX climbed 3.4% in afternoon trading after its Raytheon business secured a $1.1 billion contract from the U.S. Navy. The contract covers production of AIM-9X Block II missiles along with associated hardware and software for both U.S. military forces and foreign allies. The deal comes in response to increased…

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is gaining serious attention from retail investors looking for a credible, infrastructure-backed alternative to the SpaceX frenzy. The company is developing what it calls the world’s first space-based cellular broadband network operating in Low Earth Orbit, targeting everyday smartphone users. Unlike many space ventures still chasing ambitious concepts, AST SpaceMobile is…

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) delivered its best single-day performance in two years, surging 21% on June 29 to close out the second quarter with momentum. The Midland, Texas-based space-based direct-to-device cellular broadband provider had endured a bruising month despite positive operational developments on the satellite launch front. Space stocks broadly took a hit following the…

AeroVironment (AVAV) had already delivered its strongest quarter on record before the week’s biggest catalyst even arrived on Thursday. The drone maker reported a funded backlog of $1.2 billion, a milestone that would have been headline-worthy on its own for any defense company. But the real move came Thursday, when shares jumped 10.7% in a…

RTX Corporation (RTX) is drawing favorable attention from Wall Street, with analysts across 25 brokerage firms weighing in with a broadly positive outlook on the defense and aerospace giant. The company currently holds an average brokerage recommendation of 1.80 on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 represents a Strong Buy and 5 represents…

On the “Mad Money” Lightning Round Tuesday, June 30, Jim Cramer flagged AST SpaceMobile as a stock he believes can generate real investor returns. “I think it is a great speculative stock…I think you can make money in two years. I would go for it,” Cramer said during the segment. ASTS closed July 2 at…

Quantum computing stocks are posting eye-popping revenue growth figures, but Wall Street has seen this pattern before, and it rarely ends well for retail investors. IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) posted Q1 FY26 revenue of $64.67 million, representing a staggering 755% year-over-year increase that has captured significant market attention. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ: RGTI) nearly tripled its sales…

GE Aerospace (GE) is seeing its commercial aerospace division emerge as a primary engine of companywide growth heading into the second half of 2026. In the first quarter of 2026, the company received orders for more than 650 commercial engines, reflecting the extraordinary depth of demand across the aviation sector. Commitments came from major carriers…