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 increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $361.8850. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lockheed Martin in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 10 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) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.08 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 return on equity of 185.10% and a net margin of 10.21%. The business's revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.99 EPS. View Lockheed Martin's earnings history.

Lockheed Martin declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 25th. Stockholders 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 2.65%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 31st. View Lockheed Martin's dividend history.

Lockheed Martin declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, September 26th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in 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 often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are 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 EPS 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.

16 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Lockheed Martin's stock. Their forecasts range from $360.00 to $520.00. On average, they expect Lockheed Martin's stock price to reach $439.31 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Lockheed Martin.

Media headlines about LMT stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Lockheed Martin earned a news sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media 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 drop in short interest in the month of 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 daily volume of 1,850,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the company 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.12%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), M&R Capital Management Inc. (0.00%) and Modus Advisors 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, Modus Advisors LLC, and Thomasville National Bank. 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 M&R Capital Management Inc.. 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 $361.89.

Lockheed Martin has a market capitalization of $101.49 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]