1,169 Shares in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Acquired by Optiver Holding B.V.

Optiver Holding B.V. purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,169 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $584,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 11.4% during the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 29,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $14,796,000 after acquiring an additional 3,031 shares in the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth about $3,075,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 22.4% during the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 25,423 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $12,688,000 after purchasing an additional 4,652 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,036 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,010,000 after purchasing an additional 2,270 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 39,410 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $19,674,000 after purchasing an additional 3,352 shares in the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on LMT shares. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $660.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $605.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $580.00 to $663.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lockheed Martin has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $612.50.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of LMT stock opened at $648.30 on Thursday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 12 month low of $410.11 and a 12 month high of $669.75. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $574.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $507.11. The firm has a market cap of $149.16 billion, a PE ratio of 30.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. The business had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $7.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lockheed Martin’s payout ratio is currently 64.22%.

Key Lockheed Martin News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lockheed Martin this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Won or expanded defense contracts that support near‑term revenue and backlog — including a foreign military sale to supply C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force and reported capacity expansions for THAAD and PAC‑3 interceptors. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Secures Foreign Military Sale Contract Through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• Positive Sentiment: Supply‑chain revenue extension: Lockheed’s Aeronautics business placed follow‑on orders with CPI Aerostructures for F‑16 structural assemblies, adding about $9M of orders with deliveries through 2028. CPI Aerostructures Receives Additional Orders Worth $9M From Lockheed Martin for F-16 Structural Assemblies
• Positive Sentiment: Program positioning: Lockheed commentary and involvement in next‑gen space programs (GPS‑IIIF) and cyber partnerships reinforce long‑term TAM exposure in space and cyber. GPS-IIIF Will Change “Calculus” Of Adversaries Seeking To Counter GPS, Lockheed Martin Official Says
• Positive Sentiment: Cyber capability tie‑ups: Lockheed joined BCR Cyber’s strategic industry partner consortium — supportive for its cybersecurity services and bid competitiveness. Lockheed Martin Joins BCR Cyber’s Strategic Industry Partner Consortium
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and retail attention: Streaming coverage and “trending” articles (Zacks, MarketBeat/Yahoo) highlight interest but offer mixed buy/sell signals — useful for flows but not new fundamentals. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
• Neutral Sentiment: Minor insider sale: An officer sold 10 shares (de minimis reduction in ownership); not material to fundamentals. SEC Filing – Insider Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon inquiry into Anthropic exposure: The DoD has asked Lockheed (and Boeing) to disclose reliance on Anthropic’s Claude model as a preliminary step toward labeling Anthropic a “supply‑chain risk” — this raises regulatory/compliance uncertainty and potential disruption to AI tooling used across programs. Pentagon asks Boeing, Lockheed Martin about their exposure to Anthropic, Axios reports
• Negative Sentiment: Sector‑wide rotation and profit‑taking: Defense stocks are pulling back amid investor profit‑taking, rotation back to software, and possible macro/political influence after major speeches — pressure that can amplify LMT downside despite solid contract news. Defense Stocks Are Taking a Hit. There Are 3 Reasons.
• Negative Sentiment: Anthropic conflict context: Coverage of Anthropic’s pushback against military uses highlights potential frictions that could complicate DoD relationships with AI vendors and their contractor customers. Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

Lockheed Martin Company Profile

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace and defense company that designs, develops and manufactures advanced technology systems for government and commercial customers. Formed through the 1995 merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, and focuses on providing integrated solutions across air, space, land and sea domains. Its primary customers include the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA and allied governments around the world.

Lockheed Martin’s product and service portfolio spans military aircraft, missile and fire-control systems, missile defense, space systems and satellite technologies, sensors and precision weapons.