Lockheed Martin (LMT) Competitors $471.10 +0.37 (+0.08%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$471.50 +0.40 (+0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LMT vs. BA, GD, HII, HXL, LDOS, LHX, NOC, RTX, TDY, and TXTShould you be buying Lockheed Martin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lockheed Martin include Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Northrop Grumman (NOC), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), and Textron (TXT). Lockheed Martin vs. Its Competitors Boeing General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Leidos L3Harris Technologies Northrop Grumman RTX Teledyne Technologies Textron Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk. Do analysts recommend BA or LMT? Boeing presently has a consensus target price of $230.77, indicating a potential upside of 6.78%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus target price of $494.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Lockheed Martin 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is BA or LMT 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 Boeing-14.18% N/A -7.78% Lockheed Martin 5.85%107.60%12.13% Does the media favor BA or LMT? In the previous week, Boeing had 10 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 94 mentions for Boeing and 84 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Boeing's score of 0.64 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 45 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 17 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lockheed Martin 49 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, BA or LMT? Boeing has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, BA or LMT? Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$66.52B2.46-$11.82B-$16.51-13.09Lockheed Martin$71.04B1.55$5.34B$17.7626.53 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BA or LMT? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by company 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. SummaryLockheed Martin beats Boeing on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LMT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLockheed MartinAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$109.90B$48.01B$28.72B$21.58BDividend Yield2.80%1.11%0.93%3.49%P/E Ratio26.5322.2483.4029.75Price / Sales1.557.778.3085.94Price / Cash13.2423.8833.0725.00Price / Book17.515.649.704.58Net Income$5.34B$587.31M$379.65M$999.94M7 Day Performance1.60%1.86%2.40%0.68%1 Month Performance7.57%1.20%2.98%4.02%1 Year Performance-17.34%21.10%45.78%16.39% Lockheed Martin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LMTLockheed Martin4.5456 of 5 stars$471.10+0.1%$494.00+4.9%-17.3%$109.90B$71.04B26.53121,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionBABoeing3.4056 of 5 stars$229.47-0.1%$228.90-0.2%+37.9%$173.86B$66.52B-13.93172,000Trending NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.5163 of 5 stars$321.80-0.3%$315.78-1.9%+7.0%$86.51B$47.72B21.59117,000News CoveragePositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1717 of 5 stars$268.82-0.9%$267.00-0.7%+5.2%$10.52B$11.54B20.0744,000News CoveragePositive NewsHXLHexcel3.9586 of 5 stars$64.49-0.6%$65.00+0.8%+1.9%$5.13B$1.90B59.745,894Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.2437 of 5 stars$177.61-0.8%$183.31+3.2%+18.3%$22.74B$16.66B16.7548,000News CoveragePositive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.301 of 5 stars$273.03+0.2%$279.47+2.4%+21.5%$50.99B$21.33B30.4547,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeNOCNorthrop Grumman4.4023 of 5 stars$573.29-1.3%$588.85+2.7%+10.8%$81.97B$41.03B21.1097,000News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓RTXRTX4.5855 of 5 stars$155.44-1.3%$158.67+2.1%+30.9%$207.50B$80.74B34.07186,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTDYTeledyne Technologies4.0263 of 5 stars$545.66-0.6%$576.57+5.7%+30.0%$25.60B$5.67B30.0614,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓TXTTextron4.6323 of 5 stars$81.51+0.1%$92.67+13.7%-7.3%$14.49B$13.70B18.3934,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BA Alternatives GD Alternatives HII Alternatives HXL Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives NOC Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives TXT Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LMT) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredApple’s falling behindApple just posted record-breaking results, yet its stock barely moved — because in today’s market, investors o...Porter & Company | Sponsored6-Figure Target for BTC by 2025The U.S. just announced it's putting GDP data directly onto Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. 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