Fast Money Picks: United Parcel Service (UPS), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Alliant Techsystems (ATK), Rockwell Collins (COL)

CNBC’s “Fast Money” traders share their trades for Monday, January 26. Tim Seymour said on the show that he would buy United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), after it plunged 9.9% on Friday. The delivery company cut its profit forecast for the year, saying higher expenses derailed Q4 earnings and rising costs would affect FY2015 results. Saymour thinks UPS is an excellent company and that it will get its act together.

On valuation-measures, shares of United Parcel Service, Inc. have a trailing-12 and forward P/E of 25.58 and 18.68, respectively. P/E to growth ratio is 1.94, while t-12 profit margin is 6.54%. EPS registers at $4.02. The company has a market cap of $93.17B and a median Wall Street price target of $112.50 with a high target of $126.00.

On trading-measure, UPS has a beta of 0.90 and a short float of 1.66%. In the past 52 weeks, the name has traded between a low of $93.19 and a high of $114.40 with its 50-day MA and 200-day MA located at $110.33 and $103.18 levels, respectively.

UPS currently prints a one year return of about 8%, and a year-to-date loss of 7.41%.

United Parcel Service shares closed Friday at $102.93, down $11.32.

Steve Grasso wants to buy Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT). He believes Pentagon spending won’t get cut with Republicans now controlling both houses of Congress.

Shares in the $62 billion market company fell 0.33% on Friday to close at $197.44. The stock is up more than 35.47% year-over-year and has gained roughly 2.50% year-to-date. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Bethesda, Maryland-based company have traded between a low of $144.69 and a high of $198.88.

Brian Kelly is a buyer of Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK). He thinks the stock is starting to take off.

Alliant Techsystems Inc., currently valued at $4.21B, has a median Wall Street price target of $129.00 with a high target of $150.00. In the past 52 weeks, shares of the aerospace, defense, and sporting goods company have traded between a low of $100.36 and a high of $158.13

ATK currently prints a year-to-date return of around 13.50%. Ticker closed at $131.84 on Friday.

Guy Adami likes Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL). The name hit a new 52-week high of $87.94 on Friday on higher-than-average volume. More than 1.98 million shares of the stock changed hands, well ahead of its three month daily average of 998,887 shares.

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