Autumn Glory Partners LLC reduced its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) by 53.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 475 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 545 shares during the quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC's holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $212,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,471,071 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $3,630,492,000 after purchasing an additional 1,132,461 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,887,242 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $2,374,557,000 after acquiring an additional 59,597 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,260,910 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,098,667,000 after acquiring an additional 134,662 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 17.5% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,131,928 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,035,989,000 after acquiring an additional 318,007 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 41,104.9% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,991,433 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $889,593,000 after acquiring an additional 1,986,600 shares during the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 3rd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $575.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $550.00 to $480.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $476.00 to $432.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $481.00 to $499.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $541.80.
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Lockheed Martin Stock Performance
Lockheed Martin stock opened at $468.27 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $418.88 and a 1 year high of $618.95. The company has a market cap of $109.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.23, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 0.29. The company's 50-day moving average is $471.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $469.27.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $7.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.34 by $0.94. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 104.09%. The company had revenue of $17.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.83 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current year.
Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $3.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $13.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.82%. Lockheed Martin's dividend payout ratio is 57.02%.
Lockheed Martin Profile
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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.
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