Capital Advisors Inc. OK Grows Stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Capital Advisors Inc. OK lifted its position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 5.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 64,220 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,358 shares during the quarter. Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $31,061,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LMT. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in 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. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at about $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on LMT shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $540.00 to $630.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. DZ Bank lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. 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 note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $623.16.

More Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Opened a new Rapid Fielding/Prototyping center designed to speed development, testing and prototype production—this should help Lockheed respond faster to accelerated government acquisition timelines and win more near-term work. Lockheed Martin Opens Rapid Fielding Center
• Positive Sentiment: Production ramp for Precision Strike Missile and a framework agreement to scale capacity could drive multi‑year revenue and backlog growth as missile demand rises. Analysts are revisiting valuation with the production ramp in mind. A Look At Lockheed Martin (LMT) Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish deep‑dive pieces and high search interest (Seeking Alpha DCF target, Zacks coverage) are increasing investor attention and providing positive narratives, but these are analyst views rather than contract news. Why Lockheed Martin Is Heading To $843
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and institutional search/interest spikes (Zacks/Yahoo summaries) can amplify intraday moves but don’t necessarily change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Lockheed Martin
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon reportedly cut the Air Force’s F‑35 order roughly in half amid budget cuts—directly reduces near‑term production volume and revenue visibility for Lockheed’s F‑35 business. Lockheed Martin Hit As Pentagon Slashes Air Force’s F-35 Order
• Negative Sentiment: NASA signaled an Artemis program reset that could phase out Boeing’s SLS and review Lockheed’s Orion role—this raises the risk of contract reshaping or loss on a high‑profile space program. Lockheed Martin Faces Artemis Reset And Governance Questions
• Negative Sentiment: Media reports and market chatter about unusual ETF/defense‑fund trades tied to U.S. strikes have prompted governance and timing questions; any regulatory or reputational fallout could pressure the stock. Market Chatter: ETF Trades Before Iran Attack

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $604.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $139.21 billion, a PE ratio of 28.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 12 month low of $410.11 and a 12 month high of $692.00. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $634.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $539.67.

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

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is 64.22%.

Lockheed Martin Company Profile

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.