Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 2nd

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of 3.45 per share by the aerospace company on Friday, March 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd.

Lockheed Martin has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 22 consecutive years. Lockheed Martin has a dividend payout ratio of 46.1% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Lockheed Martin to earn $29.70 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $13.80 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 46.5%.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

LMT stock traded up $17.61 on Friday, hitting $659.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,597,148 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,484,749. The stock has a market cap of $151.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $581.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $509.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. Lockheed Martin has a 1 year low of $410.11 and a 1 year high of $669.75.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued 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 return on equity of 108.53% and a net margin of 6.69%.The business had revenue of $20.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.84 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $7.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that Lockheed Martin will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Unusual call buying — Traders bought 155,267 LMT call options today (roughly a 1,691% jump versus typical daily call volume), a strongly bullish signal that likely pushed intraday prices higher.
• Positive Sentiment: AI-driven manufacturing interest — Industry research highlights growing investment in AI-driven, software-defined defense factories and notes primes like Lockheed as potential beneficiaries, supporting longer-term revenue/efficiency upside. AI-Driven Defense Manufacturing Infrastructure Report 2025-2030
• Positive Sentiment: Relative strength vs. broader market — Coverage noting LMT is outperforming the Nasdaq and that the Street remains constructive likely reinforced investor confidence and buying momentum. Is Lockheed Martin Stock Outperforming the Nasdaq?
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst/industry commentary on durable growth — Recent write-ups emphasize Lockheed’s predictable revenue profile and geopolitical hedge, supporting a bullish/defensive case for the stock. Lockheed Martin: Robust, Predictable Growth With Geopolitical Hedge Built In
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/positioning view — Some analyst pieces call Lockheed operationally strong but “fully priced,” recommending a hold rather than buy, which tempers upside despite positive fundamentals. Operationally Strong, Valuation Fully Priced – Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon/Anthropic scrutiny — The Pentagon’s dispute with Anthropic and requests for defense primes (including Lockheed) to report any reliance on Anthropic’s Claude model raise supply‑chain/third‑party AI risk concerns; this creates short‑term uncertainty about contract requirements, certification, or replacement costs. Pentagon Anthropic feud has sales and AI warfare at stake Pentagon asks Boeing, Lockheed Martin about their exposure to Anthropic

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.