Textron Rides Bell Helicopter and Arctic Cat to a Quarterly Win

Textron (NYSE: TXT) announced solid second-quarter 2017 results on Wednesday, punctuated by strength at Bell Helicopter, modest top-line growth thanks to a recent acquisition, and a reiteration of its full-year financial guidance.

Let's take a closer look, then, at how the industrial conglomerate capped the first half of the year, as well as what investors can expect going forward.

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