Highland Capital Management LLC Has $4.47 Million Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Key Points

• Highland Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin by 48.8% in Q4 to 9,247 shares worth $4.47 million.
• Lockheed Martin missed quarterly estimates with EPS of $6.44 versus $6.79 expected and revenue of $18.02 billion versus $18.38 billion, but set FY2026 guidance of 29.35–30.25 EPS (sell-side consensus ~29.91).
• The company pays a $3.45 quarterly dividend ($13.80 annual) for a 2.7% yield, and analysts' average rating is a Hold with an average target price of $632.58.

Highland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) by 48.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,247 shares of the aerospace company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,032 shares during the quarter. Highland Capital Management LLC's holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $4,472,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. PKS Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 14.7% in the 4th quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,146 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $554,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 248,613 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $120,247,000 after acquiring an additional 3,639 shares in the last quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,376 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $665,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 12.8% during the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,513 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $5,085,000 after purchasing an additional 1,193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 10.9% during the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,287 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $4,976,000 after purchasing an additional 1,008 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company's stock.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of LMT stock opened at $518.21 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock has a market cap of $119.48 billion, a PE ratio of 25.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.10. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $617.05 and a 200-day moving average of $553.72. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a one year low of $410.11 and a one year high of $692.00.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $6.79 by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.38 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 101.64%. The business's revenue 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 29.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Lockheed Martin's dividend payout ratio is 66.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $464.00 to $517.00 and gave the stock a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen cut Lockheed Martin from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Lockheed Martin in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $650.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $675.00 to $653.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Argus boosted their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $530.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $632.58.

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.

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