Scharf Investments LLC Sells 26,656 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Scharf Investments LLC trimmed its holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 14.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 155,178 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 26,656 shares during the period. Lockheed Martin accounts for approximately 2.0% of Scharf Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Scharf Investments LLC owned about 0.07% of Lockheed Martin worth $75,062,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 285.7% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth about $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

More Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Opened a new Rapid Fielding Center to speed prototype-to-production cycles, which could help Lockheed win accelerated U.S. defense programs and shorten delivery timelines. Lockheed Martin Opens Rapid Fielding Center, Accelerating Defense Innovation and Production
• Positive Sentiment: Launched a rapid prototyping facility to accelerate weapons development and respond to faster acquisition timelines—supports future program wins and production scaling. Lockheed Martin opens rapid prototyping facility to speed weapons development
• Positive Sentiment: Framework agreement to accelerate Precision Strike Missile production could materially increase missile volumes and multi‑year revenue if full awards follow—supports backlog growth and utilization. A Look At Lockheed Martin (LMT) Valuation As Precision Strike Missile Production Ramps Up
• Neutral Sentiment: The upcoming NASA Artemis II flight raises public visibility for space contractors; successful missions can be reputationally positive but may not translate to near-term revenue. Artemis II Is About to Launch. What Investors Need to Know.
• Neutral Sentiment: Heightened investor attention and active defense ETF flows could amplify short‑term moves in LMT shares, but ETF rotations are not a company-specific fundamental change. 2 Actively Managed Defense ETFs That Can Pivot as the War Evolves
• Negative Sentiment: NASA signaled an Artemis program reset, including a review of Lockheed’s Orion role and a shift toward smaller rockets—this raises the risk of contract reshaping or lost future work on lunar systems. The report also notes governance/questions around defense ETF trading timing tied to geopolitical events. Lockheed Martin Faces Artemis Reset And Governance Questions For Future Growth
• Negative Sentiment: The Pentagon reportedly cut the Air Force’s F-35 order roughly in half amid budget constraints—this reduces near-term aircraft production revenue and adds uncertainty to F‑35 program volumes. Lockheed Martin Hit As Pentagon Slashes Air Force’s F-35 Order In Half Amid Budget Cuts

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $604.03 on Wednesday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $410.11 and a 1 year high of $692.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $634.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $539.67. The company has a market cap of $139.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.11, a PEG 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 (NYSE:LMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). The company had revenue of $20.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.84 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. Lockheed Martin’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.67 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $3.45 dividend. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on LMT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $464.00 to $517.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. DZ Bank cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $725.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $623.16.

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.