Nikulski Financial Inc. Acquires 1,899 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Nikulski Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 57.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,226 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $2,528,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 11.4% during the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 29,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $14,796,000 after purchasing an additional 3,031 shares during the period. VCI Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth about $3,075,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 22.4% in the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 25,423 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $12,688,000 after buying an additional 4,652 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,036 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,010,000 after buying an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 39,410 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $19,674,000 after buying an additional 3,352 shares in the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on LMT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $464.00 to $517.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $540.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, February 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective 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, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $592.00 to $673.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $623.16.

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $604.03 on Wednesday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a twelve month low of $410.11 and a twelve month high of $692.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $634.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $539.67. The firm 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.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $7.67 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $3.45 per share. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. 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.