Textron, Northrop Grumman, and General Dynamics Report: 3 Stocks -- 3 Winners!

This week was a big one for investors in America'sdefense industry, as leading defense contractorsTextron, Northrop Grumman, andGeneral Dynamicsall reported strong earnings for their most recent quarters.

One and all, investors rewarded these earnings "beats" with powerful surges in share prices. But while the stock market results were uniformly outstanding, we see big differences in the numbers that Textron, Northrop, and General Dynamics actually produced. In particular, one of these companies handily outperformed the others -- and is poised to keep on outperforming.

Which of these three suddenly popular companies has the staying power to keep producing profits, and happy shareholders, in the quarters to come? You owe it to yourself to find out. And in the short slideshow below, we'll tell you. Take a quick look now and make sure to tune back in at the end for our special free report.

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