62,135 Shares in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Acquired by Clough Capital Partners L P

Clough Capital Partners L P acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 62,135 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $31,018,000. Lockheed Martin makes up about 2.7% of Clough Capital Partners L P’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LMT. United Financial Planning Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 285.7% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. Institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed is expanding F‑35 capabilities with new weapons, data‑sharing and production wins, supporting longer‑term aircraft revenue and backlog growth. Is LMT Expanding F-35 Capabilities to Strengthen Air Dominance?
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed won a role providing an anti‑jamming payload for Japan’s next‑generation defense satellite communications program—an international program that should add program revenue and deepen strategic ties. Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) To Provide Anti-Jamming Payload For Japan’s Next-Generation Defense Satellite Communication System
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and coverage note a defense demand tailwind—ramping munitions and system production globally—which supports multi‑year revenue visibility for primes like Lockheed. Lockheed Martin And RTX Stock: Rising Pillars Of Modern Defense
• Positive Sentiment: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Flight 7 successfully reached orbit and delivered a Lockheed payload—a technical validation and positive PR for Lockheed’s space customers and partners (though the immediate financial impact to Lockheed is likely limited). Firefly Aerospace Successfully Launches Alpha Flight 7
• Neutral Sentiment: Roth Capital and other coverage are focusing on Firefly’s momentum after the Alpha flight; that attention can buoy aerospace sentiment but mainly benefits smaller launch suppliers rather than big primes directly. Roth ‘encouraged’ by FireFly’s successful Alpha flight
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and retrospectives (including long‑term performance pieces) reinforce Lockheed’s defensive, dividend‑paying profile—useful context but unlikely to move the stock near‑term. $1000 Invested In Lockheed Martin 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
• Negative Sentiment: Lockheed’s most recent quarterly report showed an EPS miss vs. estimates (and year‑over‑year EPS decline), which keeps some traders cautious on near‑term earnings momentum despite revenue growth. (This remains a primary driver of short‑term volatility.)
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and balance‑sheet factors (premium P/E, elevated debt‑to‑equity) leave less room for disappointment vs. peers; with investors rotating into higher‑beta space and launch names, Lockheed can see short‑term selling pressure.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on LMT. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $540.00 to $630.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $654.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $618.95.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $646.24 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $616.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $525.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $148.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.22. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $410.11 and a fifty-two week high of $692.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced 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 return on equity of 108.53% and a net margin of 6.69%.The company had revenue of $20.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $7.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts forecast that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

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

About Lockheed Martin

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.