Jefferies Maintains a 'Buy' on Orbital Sciences (ORB); Progress in a Challenging Market

July 20, 2012 8:36 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $17.85 -1.33%

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Jefferies maintains a 'Buy' on Orbital Sciences (NYSE: ORB) price target of $19.00 (from $22.00).

Analyst, Howard A. Rubel, said, "Orbital's results showed progress in a challenging market. We believe innovation and performance will help Orbital navigate through the difficult spending environment. While there could be some casualties from austerity such as NASA's GEM program, there are a great number of opportunities across the business." (FY12 EPS estimate lowered from $1.05 to $1.00 and FY13 from $1.25 to $1.15)

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Shares of Orbital Sciences closed at $13.19 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $10.59-$18.48.


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