NYSE:LMTLockheed Martin Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lockheed Martin's stock was trading at $356.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LMT shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at $350.23. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lockheed Martin in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 21st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.80 by $0.28. The aerospace company had revenue of $15.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.07 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 10.21% and a return on equity of 185.10%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $5.99 earnings per share. View Lockheed Martin's earnings history.

Lockheed Martin declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $2.40 per share on Friday, September 25th. This represents a $9.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. View Lockheed Martin's dividend history.

Lockheed Martin announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, September 26th 2019, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Lockheed Martin updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 21st. The company provided EPS guidance of $23.65-23.95 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $24.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $62.25-64.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $62.74 billion.

17 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Lockheed Martin's stock. Their forecasts range from $360.00 to $520.00. On average, they anticipate Lockheed Martin's share price to reach $440.12 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lockheed Martin.

Press coverage about LMT stock has been trending negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lockheed Martin earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200,000 shares, a drop of 8.3% from the May 31st total of 2,400,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,850,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Lockheed Martin's Current Options Chain.

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Lockheed Martin trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LMT."

Lockheed Martin's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.12%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), American National Bank (0.01%), Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC (0.00%) and Bogart Wealth LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Lockheed Martin stock include Brian P Colan, Bruce L Tanner, David B Burritt, Ilene S Gordon, James D Taiclet Jr, John Frank A St, Kenneth R Possenriede, Marillyn A Hewson, Maryanne Lavan, Michele A Evans and Richard F Ambrose. View institutional ownership trends for Lockheed Martin.

LMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., HNP Capital LLC, West Branch Capital LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Modus Advisors LLC, and Private Trust Co. NA. Company insiders that have sold Lockheed Martin company stock in the last year include Brian P Colan, John Frank A St, Kenneth R Possenriede, Marillyn A Hewson, Maryanne Lavan, and Michele A Evans. View insider buying and selling activity for Lockheed Martin.

LMT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., American National Bank, Platte River Wealth Advisors LLC, Fulton Bank N. A., Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC, Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., Legacy Capital Partners Inc., and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought Lockheed Martin stock in the last two years include Ilene S Gordon, and James D Taiclet Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Lockheed Martin.

Shares of LMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of LMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $350.23.

Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $98.21 billion and generates $59.81 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $6.23 billion in net income (profit) each year or $21.95 on an earnings per share basis. Lockheed Martin employs 110,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Lockheed Martin is www.lockheedmartin.com.

Lockheed Martin's mailing address is 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD, 20817. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 301-897-6000 or via email at [email protected]