Zacks Research Cuts Earnings Estimates for Lockheed Martin

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Lockheed Martin to $6.17 per share, down from a previous forecast of $6.18.
• The consensus estimate for Lockheed Martin's full-year earnings has been set at $27.15 per share, with analysts forecasting varying earnings for upcoming quarters.
• Lockheed Martin's recent quarterly earnings report showed a beat against consensus estimates, posting $7.29 EPS, while revenue was slightly below expectations at $18.16 billion.

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Lockheed Martin in a report released on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $6.17 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $6.18. The consensus estimate for Lockheed Martin's current full-year earnings is $27.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lockheed Martin's Q1 2026 earnings at $7.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $7.82 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $6.68 EPS.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The aerospace company reported $7.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.57 by $0.72. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 5.85% and a return on equity of 107.60%. The company had revenue of $18.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.59 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $7.11 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2025 guidance at 21.700-22.000 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on LMT. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $551.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial downgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $554.00 to $440.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $490.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $495.00 to $480.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $497.13.

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 2.0%

LMT opened at $514.46 on Tuesday. The company's 50 day moving average is $457.74 and its 200-day moving average is $461.18. Lockheed Martin has a 1-year low of $410.11 and a 1-year high of $618.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.47. The company has a market cap of $120.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.97, a PEG ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 0.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LMT. Tableaux LLC lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 34,231.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tableaux LLC now owns 623,115 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $288,589,000 after purchasing an additional 621,300 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 560,457 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 1st quarter valued at $221,790,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 169.3% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 572,272 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $265,030,000 after acquiring an additional 359,748 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 76.7% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 808,232 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $361,045,000 after acquiring an additional 350,796 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company's stock.

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate reporting. This story was reviewed by MarketBeat's editorial team prior to publication. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.