[May 26, 2013] Relatively High Earnings Yield Detected in Shares of AerCap Holdings in the Aerospace & Defense Industry (AER, SPR, ATK, ESLT, LLL) Tweet May 26, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry with the highest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.AerCap Holdings ranks highest with a an earnings yield of 11.9%. Following is Spirit Aerosystems Holdings with a an earnings yield of 11.5%. Alliant Techsystems ranks third highest with a an earnings yield of 11.0%. Elbit Systems follows with a an earnings yield of 9.9%, and L-3 Communications rounds out the top five with a an earnings yield of 9.8%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Alliant Techsystems on August 7th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $48.07. Since that recommendation, shares of Alliant Techsystems have risen 61.7%. We continue to monitor Alliant Techsystems for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]