Texas Capital Bank Wealth Management Services Inc bought a new position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 988 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $503,000.
Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 14,739 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,129,000 after purchasing an additional 5,214 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 5.4% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 276,383 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $167,043,000 after buying an additional 14,150 shares in the last quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 288.6% during the fourth quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,513,000 after buying an additional 2,323 shares in the last quarter. Norris Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the first quarter worth $2,321,000. Finally, Legal Advantage Investments Inc. acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the first quarter valued at $1,451,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Monday, July 27th. DZ Bank raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Lockheed Martin from $680.00 to $605.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their price target on Lockheed Martin from $770.00 to $680.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $632.39.
Lockheed Martin Price Performance
Lockheed Martin stock opened at $594.26 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $137.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $544.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $576.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.19. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $437.25 and a 1 year high of $692.00.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $7.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.22 by $0.72. The company had revenue of $20.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.34 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 8.16% and a return on equity of 91.42%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.46 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.950-30.650 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 30.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Lockheed Martin’s payout ratio is currently 50.87%.
Lockheed Martin 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.
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