RTX Beats Lockheed Martin on Risk -- Here's Why It's the Better Buy Long-Term

Key Points RTX has less exposure to risk from fixed-price defense contracts than Lockheed Martin. RTX's commercial aerospace business justifies its valuation premium. 10 stocks we like better than RTX › The comparison between Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and RTX (NYSE: RTX) isn't perfect, given RTX's substantial exposure to commercial aerospace. However, given that commercial aerospace stocks tend to command valuation premiums over defense companies, and RTX's defense business carries less risk than Lockheed Martin's, I would argue that the former is the better buy on a risk/reward basis. Here's why.