Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is LMT or BA a better dividend stock?

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Boeing pays an annual dividend of $8.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Lockheed Martin pays out 74.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boeing pays out -49.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lockheed Martin has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Boeing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LMT or BA?

Lockheed Martin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lockheed Martin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lockheed Martin	$71.84B	1.45	$5.34B	$17.76	25.17
Boeing	$75.33B	2.29	-$11.82B	-$16.51	-13.83

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LMT or BA?

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer LMT or BA?

In the previous week, Boeing had 10 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Boeing and 75 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Boeing's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 0.83 indicating that Boeing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lockheed Martin	37 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	32 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boeing	37 Very Positive mention(s)	19 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LMT or BA?

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus target price of $506.35, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Boeing has a consensus target price of $228.90, suggesting a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lockheed Martin	0 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35
Boeing	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Is LMT or BA more profitable?

Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 5.85% compared to Boeing's net margin of -14.18%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 107.60% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lockheed Martin	5.85%	107.60%	12.13%
Boeing	-14.18%	N/A	-7.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, LMT or BA?

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lockheed Martin and Boeing tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.