5,980 Shares in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Purchased by M3 Wealth Management LLC

M3 Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,980 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,047,000. Lockheed Martin makes up about 2.0% of M3 Wealth Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LMT. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 4,800.0% in the first quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 49 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth $25,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Lockheed Martin in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 55 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America decreased their target price on Lockheed Martin from $660.00 to $600.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $581.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Friday, May 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $632.39.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LMT opened at $608.21 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $542.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $576.46. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1-year low of $436.46 and a 1-year high of $692.00. The firm has a market cap of $140.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $7.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.22 by $0.72. The business had revenue of $20.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.34 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 91.42% and a net margin of 8.16%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.46 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.950-30.650 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 30.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be issued a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.87%.

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.