NYSE:LMTLockheed Martin Stock Price, Forecast & News

Lockheed Martin's stock was trading at $356.93 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, LMT stock has decreased by 2.2% and is now trading at $349.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lockheed Martin in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 12 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $5.80 by $0.28. The aerospace company earned $15.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.07 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 185.10% and a net margin of 10.21%. Lockheed Martin's revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.99 EPS. View Lockheed Martin's earnings history.

Lockheed Martin announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Investors 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 yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. View Lockheed Martin's dividend history.

Lockheed Martin announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share buyback plan on Thursday, September 26th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Lockheed Martin issued an update on 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 earnings per share 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.

18 brokers have issued 1-year target prices for Lockheed Martin's shares. Their forecasts range from $360.00 to $520.00. On average, they anticipate Lockheed Martin's stock price to reach $443.44 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 27.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lockheed Martin.

News articles about LMT stock have been trending positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lockheed Martin earned a daily sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,200,000 shares, a decline of 8.3% from the May 31st total of 2,400,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,850,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's stock are sold short. 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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.12%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.09%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.05%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.02%) and Cypress Capital Group (0.02%). 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 Hexavest Inc., 6 Meridian, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., HNP Capital LLC, Carnegie Capital Asset Management LLC, Whittier Trust Co., and Abner Herrman & Brock LLC. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Canandaigua National Corp, American National Bank, Platte River Wealth Advisors LLC, Fulton Bank N. A., Hoey Investments Inc., and Forte Capital LLC ADV. 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 $349.25.

Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $97.94 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]