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ITT Exelis advanced geo weather instrument passes critical test

Business Wire (Thu, 8:00AM)
ITT Exelis completes successful Signal Sentry 1000 product integration

Business Wire (Wed, 2:45PM)
Exelis awarded night vision contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center

Business Wire (Tue, 11:15AM)
ITT Exelis to highlight leading aerospace and defense capabilities at SOFIC

Business Wire (Tue, 8:00AM)
ITT Exelis awarded contract to provide RF technology for fighter aircraft

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Exelis board approves $0.1033 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2013

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide anti-jam GPS antennas for Canadian military platforms

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
Ranking The S&P MidCap 400 Stocks By Dividend And Earnings Yields
Arie Goren • Tue, May 7 • 13 Comments
ITT Exelis awarded Air Force contract for upgraded digital memory technology

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
Exelis Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 3
ITT Exelis Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter Milligan to present at RBC Capital Markets’ 2013 Aerospace and Defense Investor Day

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
Exelis reports first-quarter 2013 financial results; reaffirms 2013 forecast

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
ITT Exelis to supply NASA/JPL with advanced antennas to support multinational climate research

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide airborne minesweeping system to U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
ITT Exelis Senior VP and CFO Peter Milligan to present at Wells Fargo 2013 Industrial and Construction Conference

Business Wire (Apr 25, 2013)
ITT Exelis to announce 2013 first-quarter financial results on May 3, 2013

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide anti-jam GPS antennas for KC-46 refueling aircraft

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
Heico: Small-Cap Stock Growing Through Acquisitions
David Guarino • Thu, Apr 11 • 2 Comments
ITT Exelis to provide Italian Army with advanced night vision technology

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2013)
Exelis and NASA complete flight campaign tests of carbon dioxide measuring instrument

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)

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Exelis Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, May 3
Exelis' CEO Presents at JPMorgan Aviation, Transportation and Defense Conference (Transcript)
Tue, Mar 5
Exelis Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Mar 1
Exelis Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Nov 2, 2012
Exelis Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Aug 3, 2012

ITT Exelis advanced geo weather instrument passes critical test

Business Wire (Thu, 8:00AM)
ITT Exelis completes successful Signal Sentry 1000 product integration

Business Wire (Wed, 2:45PM)
Exelis awarded night vision contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center

Business Wire (Tue, 11:15AM)
ITT Exelis to highlight leading aerospace and defense capabilities at SOFIC

Business Wire (Tue, 8:00AM)
ITT Exelis awarded contract to provide RF technology for fighter aircraft

Business Wire (May 9, 2013)
Exelis board approves $0.1033 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2013

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide anti-jam GPS antennas for Canadian military platforms

Business Wire (May 8, 2013)
Inside a Cyber War Room: The Fight Against Hacking

at CNBC.com (May 7, 2013)
ITT Exelis awarded Air Force contract for upgraded digital memory technology

Business Wire (May 7, 2013)
ITT Exelis Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter Milligan to present at RBC Capital Markets’ 2013 Aerospace and Defense Investor Day

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
Exelis reports first-quarter 2013 financial results; reaffirms 2013 forecast

Business Wire (May 3, 2013)
ITT Exelis to supply NASA/JPL with advanced antennas to support multinational climate research

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide airborne minesweeping system to U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center

Business Wire (Apr 29, 2013)
ITT Exelis Senior VP and CFO Peter Milligan to present at Wells Fargo 2013 Industrial and Construction Conference

Business Wire (Apr 25, 2013)
ITT Exelis to announce 2013 first-quarter financial results on May 3, 2013

Business Wire (Apr 19, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide anti-jam GPS antennas for KC-46 refueling aircraft

Business Wire (Apr 17, 2013)
ITT Exelis to provide Italian Army with advanced night vision technology

Business Wire (Apr 10, 2013)
Exelis and NASA complete flight campaign tests of carbon dioxide measuring instrument

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)
ITT Exelis to fabricate composite structures for Orbital’s GEOStar-3 communications satellite platform

Business Wire (Apr 9, 2013)
Exelis sells fiberglass reinforced pipe (FIBERBOND®) business to Future Pipe Industries Group; will continue to focus company portfolio around strategic growth platforms

Business Wire (Apr 8, 2013)

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Company Description

ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) is a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense and information solutions company operating on four continents with strong positions in enduring and emerging global markets. ITT Exelis is a leader in electronic warfare, navigation, networked communications, sensing... More

Sector: Industrial Goods

Industry: Aerospace/Defense - Major Diversified

Country: United States

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Wednesday, May 8, 3:44 PM Exelis (XLS) declares $0.1033/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.56%. For shareholders of record May 24. Payable July 01. Ex-div date May 22. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, May 3, 7:09 AM Exelis (XLS): Q1 EPS of $0.23 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $1.2B misses by $0.01B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, May 3, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, May 2, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: ADP, AXL, BBEP, BPL, CBOE, DUK, FBN, GBDC, GTXI, HST, LNT, MCO, NGLS, NRF, NVE, NWL, PNW, POM, PPC, REGN, SE, SEP, SMP, UPL, WCG, XLS, YRCW Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, March 1, 7:03 AM Exelis (XLS): Q4 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $1.4B (+8% Y/Y) beats by $0.05B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, March 1, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: AMRC, BBY, EVEP, FWLT, HPT, MGA, NVAX, POM, XLS Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, February 28, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: AMRC, BBY, EVEP, FWLT, HPT, MGA, NVAX, POM, XLS Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, February 22, 3:57 AM Frank Kendall, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, has authorized the Pentagon's purchasers and program managers to start talking to suppliers about the plans for implementing $46B of automatic cost reductions, which are due to take effect next Friday. The impact of the cuts will be exacerbated by the DOD not receiving an appropriation for this year, with much of its money in the wrong accounts. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, February 21, 3:49 PM Exelis Inc (XLS) declares $0.1033/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.84%. For shareholders of record Mar. 15. Payable Apr. 01. Ex-div date Mar. 13. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, February 5, 5:48 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:15 p.m.: SFLY +16%. CSGS +13%. PIKE +10%. ZNGA +8%. TTWO +5%.
After-hours top losers: GLUU -5%. HAIN -4%. TTMI -4%. XLS -3%. WAG -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 2:40 PM ITT Exelis (XLS +0.1%) details the realignment of its business divisions, saying it intends to capitalize on operating efficiencies and increase focus on its strategic growth platforms. The reorganization includes combining the night vision and communications businesses that were previously part of other divisions and separating the composite aerostructures business - a strategic growth area - from its current division and allowing it to operate as a standalone business area in order to "build synergies and customer focus." 1 Comment [Consumer]
Friday, November 2, 2012, 7:19 AM Exelis (XLS): Q3 EPS of $0.45 in-line. Revenue of $1.36B (-11% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 3:11 PM Exelis (XLS) declares $0.1033/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.81%. For shareholders of record Nov 16. Payable Jan 01. Ex-div date Nov 14. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 11:01 AM Exelis (XLS) declares $0.1033/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.85%. For shareholders of record Aug 31. Payable Oct 01. Ex-div date Aug 29. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, August 3, 2012, 7:18 AM Exelis (XLS): Q2 EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $1.4B (-7.1% Y/Y) beats by $30M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, May 4, 2012, 7:19 AM Exelis (XLS): Q1 EPS of $0.47 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $1.42B (+5.7% Y/Y) in-line. (PR) Comment! [Earnings]

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$XLS - 96% Barchart technical buy signal - 6 new highs and up 2.91% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 61.04%
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Ran into some interesting stocks today (FF) (XLS) (ABB) and commentary?
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iadops40: FCEL and CPST are also 2 micro-cap's to take a look at as a long term
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XLS - 12 new highs and up 19.18% in the last month - Relative Strength INdex 77.53% - Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
3/13/12
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XLS - 12 new highs and up 19.18% in the last month - Relative Strength INdex 77.53% - Above its 20 and 50 day moving averages
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XLS 13 new highs and up10.90% in the last month 0 Relative Strength Index 60.95%
3/6/12
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Ryan Mallory
2/14 Video Watchlist $CEDC $UPIP $AVNW $ACW $SPF $COCO $AFFY $ARRY $XLS $NQ $CALD http://bit.ly/zLJwPb
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MagicDiligence
New #MagicFormulaInvesting stock Exelis $XLS. C4ISR systems for military, intelligence, and security. Nice 4.6% yield. Spin-off of $ITT.
11/29/11
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Ran into some interesting stocks today (FF) (XLS) (ABB) and commentary?
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