Lockheed Martin (LMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global aerospace, defense and technology company that develops and produces systems for government and commercial customers, with the U.S. Department of Defense serving as its largest customer. Its principal business areas include Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space.

The company’s products and services include military aircraft such as the F-35 Lightning II, F-16 and C-130; air and missile defense systems; precision weapons; helicopters and maritime systems; radar, sensors and command-and-control technologies; satellites; space exploration systems; and missile-warning and strategic defense capabilities.

Lockheed Martin was created in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, the company supports the U.S. government and works with defense and security customers, allies and partners in numerous countries. James D. Taiclet serves as its chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $527.10 to $538.10
• 50-Day Range: $506.23 to $608.30
• 52-Week Range: $437.25 to $692.00
• Volume: 2.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $123.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.68
• Dividend Yield: 2.58%
• Price Target: $637.56
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lockheed Martin Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lockheed Martin scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 71st out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lockheed Martin has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.47, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Lockheed Martin has a consensus price target of $637.56, representing about 19.4% upside from its current price of $533.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lockheed Martin has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lockheed Martin are expected to grow by 8.48% in the coming year, from $30.44 to $33.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lockheed Martin is 19.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lockheed Martin is 19.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lockheed Martin has a PEG Ratio of 1.16. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lockheed Martin has a P/B Ratio of 18.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.17% of the float of Lockheed Martin has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lockheed Martin has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.65, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lockheed Martin has recently increased by 12.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Lockheed Martin pays a meaningful dividend of 2.59%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lockheed Martin has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lockheed Martin is 50.87%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lockheed Martin will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.79% next year. This indicates that Lockheed Martin will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Lockheed Martin has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Lockheed Martin this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 68 people have searched for LMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

75 people have added Lockheed Martin to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lockheed Martin insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.13% of the stock of Lockheed Martin is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.19% of the stock of Lockheed Martin is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LMT
• CIK: 936468
• Web: www.lockheedmartin.com
• Phone: (301) 897-6000
• Fax: 301-897-6919
• Employees: 123,000
• Year Founded: 1912

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lockheed Martin: $637.56
• High Price Target: $735.00
• Low Price Target: $517.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.47
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $27.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.68
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.54
• P/E Growth: 1.16
• Net Income: $5.02 billion
• Net Margins: 8.16%
• Pretax Margin: 9.64%
• Return on Equity: 91.42%
• Return on Assets: 11.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.34
• Current Ratio: 1.19
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $75.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.64
• Cash Flow: $36.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.71
• Book Value: $29.21 per share
• Price / Book: 18.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 230,790,000
• Free Float: 230,491,000
• Market Cap: $123.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.10