First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services raised its position in Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) by 13.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,947 shares of the aerospace company's stock after buying an additional 972 shares during the period. First National Bank of Mount Dora Trust Investment Services' holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $3,550,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter worth approximately $35,000. Redwood Park Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Runnymede Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $42,000. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Lockheed Martin from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $575.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $550.00 to $480.00 in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Baird R W raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $481.00 to $499.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $541.80.
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Lockheed Martin Price Performance
LMT traded down $19.70 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $457.20. 3,614,624 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,311,412. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.95. The business's 50 day moving average price is $468.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $471.13. Lockheed Martin Co. has a 1 year low of $418.88 and a 1 year high of $618.95. The company has a market capitalization of $107.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.29.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $7.28 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.34 by $0.94. The firm had revenue of $17.96 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $17.83 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 7.51% and a return on equity of 101.47%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Co. will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current year.
Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be paid a dividend of $3.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $13.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.89%. Lockheed Martin's dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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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