997 Shares in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Purchased by Severin Investments LLC

Severin Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 997 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of LMT. Welch Group LLC boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 132,684 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $64,175,000 after purchasing an additional 1,999 shares during the last quarter. Jain Global LLC acquired a new position in Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter worth about $38,064,000. World Investment Advisors increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 14,739 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,129,000 after purchasing an additional 5,214 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 276,383 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $167,043,000 after purchasing an additional 14,150 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 3rd quarter worth about $31,018,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed Martin and a Finnish partner have set up a missile sustainment center in Finland, which could strengthen long-term international support revenue and deepen the company’s presence in Europe. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed Martin’s successful Group 3 drone interception test using its JAGM missile and GRIZZLY containerized launcher highlights continued progress in counter-drone capabilities, a key growth area for modern defense spending. Article link
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary on “3 Resilient Defense Stocks to Buy Now” reinforces the investment case for defense primes like LMT, especially with a much larger FY2027 defense budget request and stronger NATO spending commitments supporting multi-year demand. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: Lockheed Martin was removed from several Russell value indexes and added to the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index after recent defense contract wins. The move is more of a classification change than a direct fundamental shift, but it reflects improved market perception of the company. Article link
• Neutral Sentiment: An article arguing that LMT may be a good stock to buy now adds to the bullish narrative, but it does not provide a new operational catalyst by itself. Article link

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE LMT opened at $508.87 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $117.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.10. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $522.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $568.01. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $410.11 and a 52 week high of $692.00.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.79 by ($0.35). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 101.64%. The company had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $7.28 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.350-30.250 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 29.88 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on LMT. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Lockheed Martin from $650.00 to $575.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $680.00 to $605.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $675.00 to $653.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lockheed Martin has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $619.63.

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.