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Rich Smith

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I like things that go "boom." Sonic or otherwise, that means I tend to gravitate towards defense and aerospace stocks. But to tell the truth, over the course of a dozen years writing for The Motley Fool, I have covered -- and continue to cover -- everything from retailers to consumer goods stocks, and from tech to banks to insurers as well. Follow me on Twitter or Facebook for the most important developments in defense & aerospace news, and other great stories besides.

Recent Articles by Rich Smith

Rocket launch.

Nov 3, 2024 by Rich Smith

Aerospace Giant Lockheed Martin Performs Poorly in Both Aero and Space

Investors punished Lockheed Martin stock for anemic sales growth in Q3.

Boeing 737

Nov 2, 2024 by Rich Smith

Boeing Will Be Much Less Profitable After the Strike

Labor costs will rise and earnings will fall for Boeing in future years.

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Nov 1, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Avis Budget Stock Soared 17% After Earnings

Avis Budget didn't grow earnings in 2024, but 2025 looks better.

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Nov 1, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Proto Labs Stock Soared 34% After Earnings

At a valuation of just 10 times FCF, Proto Labs stock could be a bargain.

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Oct 31, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Booking Holdings Stock Just Popped 5%

Booking Holdings stock is a free-cash-flow monster.

Oct 31, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Carvana Stock Soared 20% After Earnings

Carvana stock appears to be on the right path to growth.

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Oct 30, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Visa Stock Popped After Earnings Today

Surprise, surprise: In a nation of credit card holders, Visa stock is doing just fine.

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Oct 30, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Qorvo Stock Just Crashed 25%

Qorvo stock got a lot cheaper today, but isn't yet "cheap."

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Oct 30, 2024 by Rich Smith

Sales Slip in General Dynamics' Most Profitable Business -- but Here's Why It Could Boom Soon

Here's one good reason to like General Dynamics stock -- and another reason not to buy the stock.

Black Ford F-150 IS Ford

Oct 29, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Ford Motor Company Stock Crashed 9% After Earnings

Ford stock would look cheap -- if it just stopped losing money on EVs.

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Oct 29, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why SoFi Technologies Stock Crashed 12.5% After Earnings

SoFi stock costs a lot... and may be worth it.

Passenger in car looks skeptically at his robot driver

Oct 28, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Toyota Motor Stock Popped on Monday

When Toyota senses an accident coming, it wants to let AI take the wheel.

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Oct 28, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Popped on Monday

The space company just took another step toward potential profitability.

Letters AI on a 3D tower rising from the middle of a semiconductor chip.

Oct 25, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Intel, Broadcom, and Taiwan Semiconductor Stocks Popped Today

Two of these AI chips stocks have good reasons to rise today. The third, not so much.

Rocket with dollar sign payload launches to the moon.

Oct 24, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Rocket Lab Stock Popped 5% Today

Rocket Lab's launch rate is going up -- and so is its stock price.

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Oct 24, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why Rivian Stock Popped, Then Dropped Today

Positive and negative PR events cancel out, leaving investors still worried about Rivian's key concern: cash burn.

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Oct 24, 2024 by Rich Smith

Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Soared 16% Today

Uncle Sam wants AST to help build it a missile defense system.

Large flock of satellites orbiting over Earth with sun breaking over the horizon.

Oct 20, 2024 by Rich Smith

Space Force Prepares to Spend Billions More on Its Multibillion-Dollar Missile Defense System

It costs a lot of money to build a missile defense satellite system. For space stock investors, that's good news.

Main guns on battleship USS South Carolina.

Oct 19, 2024 by Rich Smith

Do Defense Stocks Cost Too Much?

The numbers are clear. Every defense stock in America now costs more than it's worth.

Boeing 737

Oct 19, 2024 by Rich Smith

This Labor Strike Just Cost 10% of Boeing's Workers Their Jobs

Will there be anything left of Boeing -- that's worth investing in -- by the time this strike ends?

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