Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Shares Sold by Tableaux LLC

Tableaux LLC lowered its position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 99.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,631 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 619,484 shares during the quarter. Tableaux LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $1,813,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.0% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,697,527 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,048,993,000 after acquiring an additional 214,565 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,884,954 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,256,147,000 after purchasing an additional 19,459 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 959,510 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $444,387,000 after buying an additional 6,073 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 863,839 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $400,079,000 after buying an additional 55,607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 16.6% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 761,382 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $347,381,000 after buying an additional 108,553 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed announced a Foreign Military Sale win to deliver C-130J training devices and upgrades to the Royal Australian Air Force — a government FMS award that supports near‑term revenue and program continuity for Lockheed’s airlift business. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: New orders flowing through the supply chain: Lockheed placed additional orders with CPI Aerostructures for F‑16 structural assemblies (roughly $9M), signaling continued production for F‑16 Block 70/72 deliveries through 2028. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed joined BCR Cyber’s Strategic Industry Partner Consortium — expanding its footprint in the cyber ecosystem and potentially opening partnership opportunities and classified program collaboration. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Program-level tailwinds in space/defense: a Lockheed official highlighted GPS‑IIIF’s ability to blunt adversary counter‑GPS efforts — a narrative that supports continued investment in space systems and related contracts. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Company is a trending ticker in retail/analyst chatter (Zacks, Yahoo) — increased attention can amplify intraday moves but doesn’t by itself change fundamentals. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Operational collaboration with the USAF Test Pilot School on automatic SAM‑avoidance illustrates ongoing R&D and integration work that supports long‑term product capabilities but has limited immediate revenue impact. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro geopolitical debate: continued discussion in Europe about stronger defense capabilities could lift demand for U.S. defense exports long term, but outcomes remain uncertain. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Industry friction over AI and military use (e.g., Anthropic pushing back against Pentagon use cases) could complicate sourcing of certain commercial AI tools for defense programs, adding program risk or slowing integration timelines. Article Title

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE LMT opened at $664.99 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $153.00 billion, a PE ratio of 30.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $571.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $506.12. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a one year low of $410.11 and a one year high of $669.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09.

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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.84 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $7.67 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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 year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company 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 $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on LMT shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $600.00 to $670.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $660.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 target price on Lockheed Martin in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $612.50.

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.