Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lockheed Martin pays out 66.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Dynamics pays out 40.0% 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 and General Dynamics has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

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

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Lockheed Martin currently has a consensus target price of $628.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. General Dynamics has a consensus target price of $388.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than General Dynamics.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.07% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 6.38%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.64% beat General Dynamics' return on equity.

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 5 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 46 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 0.85 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 6.38% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.71%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.64% beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity.

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus target price of $628.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus target price of $383.22, suggesting a potential upside of 21.94%. Given Lockheed Martin's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 28 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 23 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.65 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lockheed Martin pays out 66.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 35.9% 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 increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Huntington Ingalls Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Lockheed Martin pays out 66.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 47.4% 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 and Hexcel has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Lockheed Martin currently has a consensus target price of $628.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $91.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.94%. Given Lockheed Martin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lockheed Martin is more favorable than Hexcel.

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 47 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 4 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 0.85 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 6.38% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 6.07%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.64% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leidos has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $13.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Leidos pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Lockheed Martin pays out 66.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leidos pays out 15.8% 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 and Leidos has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Lockheed Martin currently has a consensus target price of $628.63, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. Leidos has a consensus target price of $193.64, suggesting a potential upside of 47.68%. Given Leidos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Leidos is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 19 more articles in the media than Leidos. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 32 mentions for Leidos. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Leidos' score of 0.65 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Leidos shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Leidos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Leidos has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 6.38%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 101.64% beat Leidos' return on equity.