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We are maintaining our wide moat rating and raising our fair value estimate for BAE Systems to GBX 1,170/$59 per share to reflect our outlook for higher defense spending over the medium term, programs moving toward full-rate production, and performance improvements.
BAE Systems is a British global defense, security, and aerospace company and the largest defense contractor in Europe; it is one of six prime contractors to the U.S. Department of Defense. For reporting purposes, the company has five operating segments: electronics systems is the group's U.S.- and U.K.-based electronic warfare systems; the cyber, security, and intelligence segment supplies intelligence and security solutions to the U.S. government; platforms and services manufactures combat vehicles and munitions and performs ship repair services to the U.S. Defense Department; the air segment includes BAE’s share of U.S. and European air programs as well as its businesses in Saudi Arabia and Australia; and the maritime segment comprises U.K. land- and marine-based activities.
Morningstar analysts hand-select direct competitors or comparable companies to provide context on the strength and durability of BA.’s competitive advantage.
BAE Systems PLC
XLON: BA.
| Boeing Co
XNYS: BA
| General Dynamics Corp
XNYS: GD
| Lockheed Martin Corp
XNYS: LMT
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Price
| 1,012.00 | 195.64 | 218.18 | 408.75 |
Currency
| GBX | USD | USD | USD |
Change
| −$3.00 (0.30%) | −$3.14 (1.58%) | −$1.15 (0.52%) | −$4.15 (1.01%) |
Market Cap
| 3.08 Tril | 118.01 Bil | 59.57 Bil | 102.94 Bil |
Industry
| Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense | Aerospace & Defense |
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Yes. BA. has a forward dividend yield of 2.66%.
See
BA.’s full dividends and stock split history
on the Dividend tab.
Dividend yield allows investors, particularly those interested in dividend-paying stocks,
to compare the relationship between a stock’s price and how it rewards stockholders through dividends.
The formula for calculating dividend yield is to divide the annual dividend paid per share by the stock price.
Learn more about dividend yield.
BA.’s market cap is 3.08 Tril.
Market capitalization is calculated by taking a company’s share price and multiplying it by the total number of shares.
It’s often used to measure a company’s size. In the Morningstar Style Box, large-cap names account for the
largest 70% of U.S. stocks, mid-cap names account for the largest 70–90%, and small-cap names are the remaining 10% of companies.
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BA.’s stock style is Large Core.
Style is an investment factor that has a meaningful impact on investment risk and returns.
Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.
High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.
Learn more about style.
BA.’s price/sales is 1.40.
Price/sales represents the amount an investor is willing to pay for a dollar generated from
a particular company’s sales or revenues.
BA.’s price/forward earnings is 16.24.
Forward P/E gives some indication of how cheap or expensive a stock is compared with consensus earnings estimates.
The lower the Forward P/E, the cheaper the stock.
BA.’s price/book is 2.92.
Price/book ratio can tell investors approximately how much they’re paying for a company’s assets,
based on historical, rather than current, valuations. Historical valuations generally do not reflect
a company’s current market value. Value investors frequently look for companies that have low price/book ratios.
See BA.’s valuation ratios compared to the Market Index.
BA.’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
A stock’s beta measures how closely tied its price movements have been to the performance of the overall market.
Compare BA.’s historical performance against its industry peers and the overall market.
