[May 31, 2013] Shares of L-3 Communications Rank the Lowest in Terms of Future Earnings Growth in the Aerospace & Defense Industry (LLL, ATK, RTN, AER, NOC) Tweet May 31, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Aerospace & Defense industry with the lowest future earnings growth. The growth of earnings per share (next fiscal year estimated vs. current fiscal year estimated) is important to gauge future profitability and relative value. Higher EPS growth generally justifies higher earnings multiples.L-3 Communications ranks lowest with a future earnings growth of 2.2%. Alliant Techsystems is next with a future earnings growth of 2.6%. Raytheon ranks third lowest with a future earnings growth of 2.8%. AerCap Holdings follows with a future earnings growth of 3.0%, and Northrop Grumman rounds out the bottom five with a future earnings growth of 3.0%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Northrop Grumman on April 24th, 2013 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $72.47. Since that recommendation, shares of Northrop Grumman have risen 13.0%. We continue to monitor Northrop Grumman 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 ]