Leavell Investment Management Inc. Has $8.61 Million Stock Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Leavell Investment Management Inc. trimmed its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 13.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 17,244 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 2,637 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $8,608,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,995 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,941,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Lockheed Martin by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 973 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $451,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 2,605 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,207,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.3% during the second quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 26,391 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $12,223,000 after purchasing an additional 340 shares during the period. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 7.5% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 2,916 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,350,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lockheed Martin news, COO John Frank A. St sold 7,792 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.04, for a total transaction of $3,826,183.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 1 shares in the company, valued at $491.04. This represents a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Lockheed Martin Stock Up 0.6%

LMT stock opened at $581.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $134.59 billion, a PE ratio of 32.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $410.11 and a 52 week high of $582.93. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $483.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $471.77.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.33 by $0.62. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 111.84%. The company had revenue of $18.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $18.45 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $6.84 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.150-22.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price-target lift — TD Cowen raised its price target to $600 (maintained a Hold), signaling incremental analyst conviction and giving investors a higher reference for upside. TD Cowen Adjusts Price Target on Lockheed Martin
• Positive Sentiment: Defense-sector bullish narrative — MarketBeat’s “2026 Survival Kit” highlights Lockheed as a core defense holding tied to a large proposed FY2027 defense budget and recent contract wins (e.g., PAC-3 MSE missile awards). That narrative supports demand for LMT as a defensive, revenue-stable name. The 2026 Survival Kit: Gold, Defense, and Trash
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum/technical interest — Retail/quant outlets flagged a rise in LMT’s relative strength (RS) rating, which can attract momentum and ETF flows. Lockheed Martin Stock Sees RS Rating Rocket Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed Zacks estimate revisions — Zacks issued several updates: it lowered near-term quarterly EPS for some early quarters (Q1 2026 and Q1 2027) while raising other quarterly or full-year forecasts (FY2026, some Q4/Q4 2026 estimates). The net effect is mixed — slightly cautionary for short-term guidance but not a consensus downward revision for full-year earnings. Zacks Research LMT Estimate Updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term tech/ops focus — The WSJ piece on Lockheed’s CIO highlights AI and centralization of tech strategy; this supports longer-term efficiency and modernization but is unlikely to move near-term earnings materially. Lockheed Martin CIO Says AI Is Remaking Her Role
• Positive Sentiment: Project-specific bullishness — Commentary (Seeking Alpha) arguing that strategic programs like the “Golden Dome” are now critical may drive investor focus on backlog and program optionality, supporting the bullish case for sustained defense revenues. Lockheed Martin: Why The Golden Dome Project Is Now Critical For The Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/short-term risk — Benzinga’s technical note flags LMT as overbought and approaching resistance, suggesting a momentum-driven pullback is possible even as fundamentals remain strong. Traders may take profits near recent highs. Is This The Top For Lockheed Martin?

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on LMT shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $543.00 price target (down previously from $630.00) on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. UBS Group upped their target price on Lockheed Martin from $513.00 to $580.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen lowered Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $398.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $605.00 price objective on Lockheed Martin and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $538.53.

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.