** Shares of defense contractor V2X Inc VVX.N down 7.6% at $48.31 early Fri after secondary offering by top holder

** Mclean, Virginia-based co late Thurs said 2 mln shares offloaded by Vertex Aerospace Holdco with RBC as sole underwriter

** Offering priced at $48.88, 6.6% discount to stock's last close, thefly.com reports

** Sale takes holdings by Vertex Aerospace, controlled by private equity firm American Industrial Partners, to ~12.2 mln shares, or approx 38.4% stake

** With ~31.7 mln shares outstanding, VVX has current market cap of ~$1.5 bln

** Including move on the session, stock up ~1% YTD

** Of 11 analysts covering VVX, recommendation breakdown is 7 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and 2 "sell" ratings, per LSEG data

** Median PT of $57 down from $60 a month ago and from $67.50 on Mar 16- LSEG data

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

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