D.A. Davidson & CO. Has $14.47 Million Stock Position in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) by 4.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,234 shares of the aerospace company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,292 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.'s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $14,466,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of LMT. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,031,528 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $3,587,444,000 after purchasing an additional 560,457 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 1.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,287,495 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,021,846,000 after purchasing an additional 31,443 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 0.6% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,144,827 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $958,116,000 after purchasing an additional 12,899 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 1.9% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,299,092 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $580,317,000 after purchasing an additional 24,512 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 4.6% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,161,687 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $518,937,000 after purchasing an additional 51,522 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $500.00 to $550.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $440.00 to $525.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. TD Cowen reiterated a "hold" rating and set a $480.00 price target (down previously from $500.00) on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Cowen cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $513.47.

Lockheed Martin Stock Down 0.6%

Lockheed Martin stock opened at $486.76 on Thursday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a twelve month low of $410.11 and a twelve month high of $582.18. The company's 50-day moving average price is $475.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $465.67. The stock has a market cap of $113.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.33 by $0.62. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 112.13%. The company had revenue of $18.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $18.45 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $6.84 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.150-22.350 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a dividend of $3.45 per share. This is a boost from Lockheed Martin's previous quarterly dividend of $3.30. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. Lockheed Martin's payout ratio is 74.32%.

Lockheed Martin Company Profile

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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