Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Shares Bought by Intech Investment Management LLC

Intech Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 114.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 71,649 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 38,214 shares during the quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $35,768,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,697,527 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,048,993,000 after acquiring an additional 214,565 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 0.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,884,954 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,256,147,000 after purchasing an additional 19,459 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 0.6% during the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 959,510 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $444,387,000 after purchasing an additional 6,073 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 6.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 863,839 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $400,079,000 after purchasing an additional 55,607 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 16.6% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 761,382 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $347,381,000 after purchasing an additional 108,553 shares during the period. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of LMT stock opened at $648.30 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.17, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.23. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a one year low of $410.11 and a one year high of $669.75. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $574.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $507.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. The firm had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $7.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $3.45 per share. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is currently 64.22%.

Trending Headlines about Lockheed Martin

Here are the key news stories impacting Lockheed Martin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Won or expanded defense contracts that support near‑term revenue and backlog — including a foreign military sale to supply C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force and reported capacity expansions for THAAD and PAC‑3 interceptors. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Secures Foreign Military Sale Contract Through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Positive Sentiment: Supply‑chain revenue extension: Lockheed’s Aeronautics business placed follow‑on orders with CPI Aerostructures for F‑16 structural assemblies, adding about $9M of orders with deliveries through 2028. CPI Aerostructures Receives Additional Orders Worth $9M From Lockheed Martin for F-16 Structural Assemblies
• Positive Sentiment: Program positioning: Lockheed commentary and involvement in next‑gen space programs (GPS‑IIIF) and cyber partnerships reinforce long‑term TAM exposure in space and cyber. GPS-IIIF Will Change “Calculus” Of Adversaries Seeking To Counter GPS, Lockheed Martin Official Says
• Positive Sentiment: Cyber capability tie‑ups: Lockheed joined BCR Cyber’s strategic industry partner consortium — supportive for its cybersecurity services and bid competitiveness. Lockheed Martin Joins BCR Cyber’s Strategic Industry Partner Consortium
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and retail attention: Streaming coverage and “trending” articles (Zacks, MarketBeat/Yahoo) highlight interest but offer mixed buy/sell signals — useful for flows but not new fundamentals. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Neutral Sentiment: Minor insider sale: An officer sold 10 shares (de minimis reduction in ownership); not material to fundamentals. SEC Filing – Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon inquiry into Anthropic exposure: The DoD has asked Lockheed (and Boeing) to disclose reliance on Anthropic’s Claude model as a preliminary step toward labeling Anthropic a “supply‑chain risk” — this raises regulatory/compliance uncertainty and potential disruption to AI tooling used across programs. Pentagon asks Boeing, Lockheed Martin about their exposure to Anthropic, Axios reports
• Negative Sentiment: Sector‑wide rotation and profit‑taking: Defense stocks are pulling back amid investor profit‑taking, rotation back to software, and possible macro/political influence after major speeches — pressure that can amplify LMT downside despite solid contract news. Defense Stocks Are Taking a Hit. There Are 3 Reasons.
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic conflict context: Coverage of Anthropic’s pushback against military uses highlights potential frictions that could complicate DoD relationships with AI vendors and their contractor customers. Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently issued reports on LMT. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $464.00 to $517.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $654.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $540.00 to $630.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $612.50.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace and defense company that designs, develops and manufactures advanced technology systems for government and commercial customers. Formed through the 1995 merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and focuses on providing integrated solutions across air, space, land and sea domains. Its primary customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and allied governments around the world.

Lockheed Martin’s product and service portfolio spans military aircraft, missile and fire-control systems, missile defense, space systems and satellite technologies, sensors and precision weapons.