Sharpepoint LLC Invests $1.45 Million in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Sharpepoint LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,003 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,452,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LMT. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,995 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,941,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 5.4% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 973 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 17.3% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 1,460 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $676,000 after buying an additional 215 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 36.0% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 2,250 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,042,000 after buying an additional 595 shares during the period. Finally, Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 18.2% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 86,569 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $40,092,000 after buying an additional 13,300 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on LMT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $575.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $680.00 to $605.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $675.00 to $571.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $660.00 to $600.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, May 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $620.68.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

NYSE LMT opened at $525.21 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $121.09 billion, a PE ratio of 25.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.10. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $410.11 and a 52 week high of $692.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $550.81 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $561.94.

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

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be issued a dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is 66.83%.

Key Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed Martin won a $153.9 million contract for F-35 long-lead parts, adding to its backlog and reinforcing demand for its core fighter program. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company cleared a key propulsion test for its PrSM Increment 4 missile and is investing heavily to expand long-range strike production, which supports the growth narrative in missiles and munitions. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed Martin also demonstrated a containerized JAGM system that successfully intercepted a test drone, highlighting progress in counter-drone and mobile defense technologies. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Jim Cramer described Lockheed Martin as “very volatile,” which may reflect investor uncertainty rather than a direct change in fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Lockheed Martin said it cannot determine when U.S. allies will receive Patriot missiles because it does not control PAC-3 interceptor allocation, even though production has tripled; the issue underscores strong demand but also supply constraints. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: A law firm reportedly opened an investigation into alleged misleading statements tied to contract losses, disclosures, and governance practices, which could create overhang for the stock. Article Title

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.