Dallas 2/23/2011 3:01:59 AM
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BEAV, CW, ORB, HXL, ARW: Couple of Active Stocks in the Electronics Industry

Couple of Active Stocks in the Electronics Industry: BEAV, CW, ORB, HXL, ARW

BE Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAV) has lost 4.82% or $1.77 to settle at $34.99 a share with a volume of 916,871 compared to its three-month volume of 745,000 shares. The stock has been trading between $23.65 and $40.81 in the last 52 weeks with an average market capitalization of $3.5 billion and a P/E ratio of 24.64.

BE Aerospace, Inc. is manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets and a distributor of aerospace fasteners and consumables. The Company sells its products directly to virtually all of the major airlines and aerospace manufacturers.

Curtiss-Wright Corp. Comm (NYSE:CW) has lost 3% or $1.14 to settle at $36.86 a share with a light volume of 95,597 shares compared to its three-month average volume of 206,636 shares. The company has been trading between $26.11 and $38.92 in the past 52 week's with an average volume of 206,636 shares and a market capitalization of $1.7 billion.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation designs and manufactures highly engineered, advanced technologies that perform critical functions in the defense, energy, commercial aerospace and general industrial markets. Its general industrial markets include metallurgical services for automotive, construction, marine, simulation and test equipment. It has three segments. The Flow Control segment designs, manufactures and distributes highly engineered, critical-function products, including valves, pumps, motors, generators, instrumentation and control electronics.

Orbital Sciences Corp. (NYSE:ORB) has lost 1.26% or $.23 to settle at $18.04 a share with a moderate volume of 233,680 shares compared to its average three-month volume of 268,455. In the last 52 weeks the stock has been trading between $12.66 and $19.63 with an average market capitalization of $1.05 billion and a P/E ratio of 29.59.

Orbital Sciences Corporation, incorporated in 1987, is engaged in the development and manufacture of small- and medium-class rockets and space systems for commercial, military and civil government customers, including the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and other United States Government agencies. Its products and services include launch vehicles, satellites and space systems, and advanced space programs.

Hexcel Corp. (NYSE:HXL) has lost 6.23% or $1.29 to settle at $19.40 a share with a volume of 367,670 shares compared to its average three-month volume of 629,456. The company has been trading in the last 52 weeks between $10.81 and $20.90 with an average market capitalization of $1.89 billion and a P/E ratio of 25.19.

Hexcel Corporation (Hexcel) is an advanced composites company. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets lightweight composites, including carbon fibers, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, for use in Commercial Aerospace, Space and Defense and Industrial Applications. Its products are used in a variety of end applications, such as commercial and military aircraft, space launch vehicles and satellites, wind turbine blades, automotive, bikes, skis and a wide variety of other industrial applications.

Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW) has lost of 3.21% or $1.35 to settle at $40.75 a share with a volume of 568,506 shares compared to its average three-month volume of 880,056 shares. In the last 52 weeks the company has been trading between $21.76 and $42.90 with an average market capitalization of $4.68 billion and a P/E ratio of 10.16.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. incorporated in 1946, is a provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves over 900 suppliers and over 125,000 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract manufacturers (CMs) and commercial customers.

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