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News on Alliant Techsystems (Ticker: ATK) continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

7 hrs ago | Daily Political

Alliant Techsystems Now Covered by Stifel Nicolaus

Alliant Techsystems opened at 76.30 on Tuesday. Alliant Techsystems has a 1-year low of $43.08 and a 1-year high of $78.73. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $73.47. The company has a market cap of $2.466 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.15. The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which is scheduled for ... (more)

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Wed May 22, 2013

Field & Stream

Defense Contractor ATK to Buy Savage in $315M Deal

Alliant Techsystems has announced the purchase of Savage Sports for $315 million .

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Anoka, MN

Tue May 21, 2013

Business Journal

Emcore wins solar panel contract for NASA 'green propellant' mission

Emcore Corp. of Albuquerque has been awarded a contract by Alliant Techsystems Inc.

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Related Topix: Semiconductors, Electronics, EMCORE, Science / Technology, NASA, Aerospace-Defense, Space, US Military, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US Air Force, Kirtland Air Force Base

Airport Business

AAR Names General (ret.) Ronald R. Fogleman Lead Director of its Board

AAR CORP. , announced today that its Board of Directors has named Ronald R. Fogleman as its Lead Director.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, AAR, US Military, US Air Force, Wood Dale, IL, Dale, IL

Mon May 20, 2013

The Motley Fool

Something to Watch at Alliant Techsystems

However, certain clues may help you see potential stumbles before they happen -- and before your stock craters as a result.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Thu May 16, 2013

Freshnews

Atk Composite and Propulsion Technologies Help Launch GPS Iif-4 Satellite

ATK provided critical hardware for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V that launched the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System IIF-4 satellite today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, US Military, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, US Air Force, Watches, Commerce, CA

Tue May 14, 2013

Investopedia

Alliant Techsystems Looks To Guns For Growth

Norwest Equity Partners agreed May 13 to sell gun maker Savage Arms to Alliant Techsystems for $315 million.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Sturm Ruger , Sporting Goods

Mon May 13, 2013

AmmoLand

ATK to Acquire Caliber Company, Parent Company of Savage Arms

Savage is one of the world's largest manufacturers of hunting rifles and shotguns, delivering innovative products for more than 100 years.

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Related Topix: Savage Arms, Sporting Goods, Aerospace-Defense, Westfield, MA

Sun May 12, 2013

The Daily Norseman

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Stadium

Pssst: The Vikings are in pursuit of 3M to become a corporate naming-rights sponsor for their new stadium.

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Related Topix: Retail, Target, Aerospace-Defense, Minneapolis, MN, Sports, NFL Football, Minnesota Vikings

Thu May 09, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

WS Atkins Stock Rating Lowered by Credit Suisse

They currently have a GBX 822 target price on the stock, up from their previous target price of GBX 770 .

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, World News, Brazil

Mon May 06, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Alliant Techsystems Price Target Raised to $70.00 at Barclays Capital

The firm currently has an "underweight" rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Sun May 05, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

WS Atkins Rating Reiterated by Espirito Santo Execution Noble

's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by investment analysts at Espirito Santo Execution Noble in a note issued to investors on Thursday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, World News, Brazil

Fri May 03, 2013

AmericanBankingNews.com

Stock Analysts' Ratings Reiterations for May, 3rd (AAAM, ABGLF, ...

The firm currently has a $56.00 price target on the stock. Zacks' analyst wrote, "AGCO's first-quarter 2013 adjusted earnings were down 1.6% from last year to $1.19. Revenues increased 5.7% to $2.4 billion, mainly driven by higher sales in South America and in the Asia Pacific region.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Aerospace-Defense

AmericanBankingNews.com

Alliant Techsystems Price Target Raised to $71.00 at RBC Capital

The firm currently has an "underperform" rating on the stock. ATK has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Wed May 01, 2013

Freshnews

ATK Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

ATK today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense, Social Software

AmericanBankingNews.com

Alliant Techsystems Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.26

Alliant Techsystems declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 1st, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Business Journal

Steven Cortese joins DRS Technologies as executive vice president

After announcing his departure from Arlington-based Alliant Techsystems Inc., we now know Steven Cortese's next move.

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Related Topix: DRS Technologies, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Arlington, VA

Tue Apr 23, 2013

The Motley Fool

ATK Wins DARPA Micro-Satellite Contract

DARPA describes SeeMe as a program that will "give mobile individual U.S. warfighters access to on-demand, space-based tactical information in remote and beyond-line-of-sight conditions," and more clearly still, to let soldiers access "timely imagery of their specific overseas location directly from a small satellite with the press of a button." ... (more)

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

Freshnews

Senior Vice President Steven J. Cortese to Leave ATK

ATK announced that Steven J. Cortese, Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Communications, will leave the Company on May 1, 2013, to pursue a new employment opportunity.

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Related Topix: Aerospace-Defense

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