Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-two analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $618.9474.

Several research firms recently commented on LMT. Wall Street Zen raised Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. DZ Bank cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $580.00 to $663.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $515.00 to $680.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Argus boosted their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $530.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th.

More Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed is expanding F‑35 capabilities with new weapons, data‑sharing and production wins, supporting longer‑term aircraft revenue and backlog growth. Is LMT Expanding F-35 Capabilities to Strengthen Air Dominance?
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed won a role providing an anti‑jamming payload for Japan’s next‑generation defense satellite communications program—an international program that should add program revenue and deepen strategic ties. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) To Provide Anti-Jamming Payload For Japan’s Next-Generation Defense Satellite Communication System
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and coverage note a defense demand tailwind—ramping munitions and system production globally—which supports multi‑year revenue visibility for primes like Lockheed. Lockheed Martin And RTX Stock: Rising Pillars Of Modern Defense
• Positive Sentiment: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Flight 7 successfully reached orbit and delivered a Lockheed payload—a technical validation and positive PR for Lockheed’s space customers and partners (though the immediate financial impact to Lockheed is likely limited). Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches Alpha Flight 7
• Neutral Sentiment: Roth Capital and other coverage are focusing on Firefly’s momentum after the Alpha flight; that attention can buoy aerospace sentiment but mainly benefits smaller launch suppliers rather than big primes directly. Roth ‘encouraged’ by FireFly’s successful Alpha flight
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and retrospectives (including long‑term performance pieces) reinforce Lockheed’s defensive, dividend‑paying profile—useful context but unlikely to move the stock near‑term. $1000 Invested In Lockheed Martin 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
• Negative Sentiment: Lockheed’s most recent quarterly report showed an EPS miss vs. estimates (and year‑over‑year EPS decline), which keeps some traders cautious on near‑term earnings momentum despite revenue growth. (This remains a primary driver of short‑term volatility.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and balance‑sheet factors (premium P/E, elevated debt‑to‑equity) leave less room for disappointment vs. peers; with investors rotating into higher‑beta space and launch names, Lockheed can see short‑term selling pressure.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

NYSE:LMT opened at $646.24 on Tuesday. Lockheed Martin has a 12 month low of $410.11 and a 12 month high of $692.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $616.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $525.30. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. The firm has a market cap of $148.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.22.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.84 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. The business’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $7.67 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Lockheed Martin will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a $3.45 dividend. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.22%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Basso Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth $25,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Triumph Capital Management grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 55 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 285.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.