Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Shares Bought by Bcwm LLC

Bcwm LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 22,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,518 shares during the period. Lockheed Martin makes up approximately 3.4% of Bcwm LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Bcwm LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $11,453,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,697,527 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $10,048,993,000 after purchasing an additional 214,565 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,384,753 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,190,493,000 after purchasing an additional 79,491 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,196,058 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,096,294,000 after buying an additional 87,663 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,022,940 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $510,662,000 after buying an additional 63,430 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 6.9% in the second 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 period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Shares of LMT opened at $646.24 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $148.69 billion, a PE ratio of 30.07, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $616.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $525.30. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $410.11 and a 52 week high of $692.00.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.67 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

Trending Headlines about 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LMT has been the subject of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Argus raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $530.00 to $735.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $654.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $580.00 to $663.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $618.95.

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.