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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$470.34
+2.0%
$460.06
$393.77
$479.50
$112.85B0.46736,782 shs1.65 million shs
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
$97.84
+0.6%
$94.49
$69.42
$103.25
$159.01B1.415.29 million shs7.16 million shs
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$450.77
+1.0%
$467.25
$414.56
$496.89
$66.71B0.34774,935 shs2.87 million shs
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$21.68
-0.2%
$22.10
$13.56
$27.50
$48.28B2.7650.65 million shs44.42 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
+0.05%+0.64%+1.50%+10.29%+5.93%
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
0.00%-1.14%+5.60%+13.14%+19.67%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.00%-3.36%-5.05%-0.91%+3.51%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
+0.09%+3.19%-3.86%-13.04%+47.48%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
3.9001 of 5 stars
2.14.04.20.01.52.51.9
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
4.52 of 5 stars
2.23.04.22.42.12.52.5
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.6225 of 5 stars
3.15.04.20.02.51.71.9
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
2.3436 of 5 stars
1.94.00.00.03.12.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
2.20
Hold$485.403.20% Upside
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
2.42
Hold$98.300.47% Upside
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
2.27
Hold$514.3314.10% Upside
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
1.86
Reduce$20.65-4.73% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest MS, PLTR, LMT, and NOC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$23.00 ➝ $25.00
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
HSBC
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$22.00 ➝ $23.00
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingUnderperform
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$5.00 ➝ $9.00
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$19.00 ➝ $24.00
5/7/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Boost Price TargetSell ➝ Sell$18.00 ➝ $20.00
5/6/2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$35.00
4/30/2024
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$101.00 ➝ $105.00
4/30/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$483.00 ➝ $518.00
4/26/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$450.00 ➝ $475.00
4/26/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Susquehanna
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Boost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$540.00 ➝ $560.00
(Data available from 6/2/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$67.57B1.67$34.81 per share13.51$27.72 per share16.97
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
$96.19B1.65$8.41 per share11.63$56.23 per share1.74
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$39.29B1.70$32.50 per share13.87$96.11 per share4.69
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$2.23B21.70$0.10 per share227.03$1.73 per share12.53

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$6.92B$27.3317.2116.584.439.73%85.96%12.44%7/16/2024 (Estimated)
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
$9.09B$5.4917.8212.671.199.57%10.88%0.84%7/16/2024 (Estimated)
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$2.06B$14.3031.5216.302.105.38%24.09%7.88%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$209.82M$0.12180.6898.555.0112.79%8.28%6.50%8/5/2024 (Estimated)

Latest MS, PLTR, LMT, and NOC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/6/2024Q1 2024
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$0.04$0.04N/A$0.04$614.88 million$634.34 million
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$5.83$6.32+$0.49$6.32$9.77 billion$10.13 billion    
4/23/2024Q1 2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$5.80$6.33+$0.53$6.27$16.04 billion$17.20 billion      
4/16/2024Q1 24
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
$1.69$2.02+$0.33$2.02$14.42 billion$15.14 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$12.602.68%+7.43%46.10%21 Years
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
$3.403.48%+32.41%61.93%10 Years
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$8.241.83%+8.99%57.62%20 Years
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest MS, PLTR, LMT, and NOC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/2/2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
quarterly$3.152.72%6/3/20246/3/20246/28/2024
5/14/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
quarterly$2.061.6%5/24/20245/28/20246/12/2024
4/16/2024
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
quarterly$0.853.8%4/29/20244/30/20245/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
2.89
1.30
1.11
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
2.97
0.77
0.77
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
1.04
1.13
1.02
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
N/A
5.91
5.91

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
74.19%
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
84.19%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
83.40%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
45.65%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
0.17%
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
0.24%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.22%
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
12.93%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
122,000239.94 million239.53 millionOptionable
Morgan Stanley stock logo
MS
Morgan Stanley
80,0001.63 billion1.62 billionOptionable
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
101,000147.99 million147.66 millionOptionable
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
3,7352.23 billion1.94 billionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Lockheed Martin logo

Lockheed Martin

NYSE:LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments. The Aeronautics segment offers combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. The Missiles and Fire Control segment provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support, and integration services; manned and unmanned ground vehicles; and energy management solutions. The Rotary and Mission Systems segment offers military and commercial helicopters, surface ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, command and control mission solutions, cyber solutions, and simulation and training solutions. The Space segment offers satellites; space transportation systems; strategic, advanced strike, and defensive systems; and classified systems and services in support of national security systems. This segment also provides network-enabled situational awareness and integrates space and ground global systems to help its customers gather, analyze, and securely distribute critical intelligence data. It serves primarily serves the U.S. government, as well as foreign military sales contracted through the U.S. government. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
Morgan Stanley logo

Morgan Stanley

NYSE:MS
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides equity and fixed income products comprising sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services; foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, commercial mortgage and secured lending facilities, and financing for sales and trading customers, and asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, investment, and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers financial advisor-led brokerage, custody, administrative, and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; annuity and insurance products; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. The Investment Management segment provides equity, fixed income, alternatives and solutions, and liquidity and overlay services to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, third-party fund sponsors, corporations, and individuals through institutional and intermediary channels. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Northrop Grumman logo

Northrop Grumman

NYSE:NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces tactical weapons and missile defense solutions, and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. It also offers integrated, all-domain command, and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons; high speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions and advanced fuzes; aircraft and mission systems logistics support, sustainment, operations and modernization; and warfighter training services. The company's Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
Palantir Technologies logo

Palantir Technologies

NYSE:PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform which enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants, as well as facilitates the handoff between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform. It also offers Palantir Foundry, a platform that transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data; and allows individual users to integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. In addition, it provides Palantir Apollo, a software that delivers software and updates across the business, as well as enables customers to deploy their software virtually in any environment; and Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) that provides unified access to open-source, self-hosted, and commercial large language models (LLM) that can transform structured and unstructured data into LLM-understandable objects and can turn organizations' actions and processes into tools for humans and LLM-driven agents. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.