Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Shares Sold by Distillate Capital Partners LLC

Distillate Capital Partners LLC lowered its position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,673 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 985 shares during the quarter. Lockheed Martin comprises about 1.3% of Distillate Capital Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. Distillate Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $25,298,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 42.1% during the 3rd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,434 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,714,000 after buying an additional 1,018 shares during the period. EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 3.0% in the third quarter. EagleClaw Capital Managment LLC now owns 14,567 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,272,000 after acquiring an additional 423 shares during the period. Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new position in Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth approximately $31,018,000. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in Lockheed Martin by 5.9% during the third quarter. Crawford Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 3,029 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,512,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calydon Capital increased its stake in Lockheed Martin by 30.0% during the third quarter. Calydon Capital now owns 14,556 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,266,000 after acquiring an additional 3,356 shares during the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 1.0%

LMT opened at $646.24 on Monday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $410.11 and a 52 week high of $692.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $616.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $525.80. The firm has a market cap 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 (NYSE:LMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $7.67 EPS. Lockheed Martin’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on LMT. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $654.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Argus boosted their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $530.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. BNP Paribas Exane upped their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $570.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $592.00 to $673.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $618.95.

Key Stories Impacting Lockheed Martin

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.

Lockheed Martin 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.