Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Position in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 5.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 57,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,888 shares during the quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $27,569,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LMT. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Lockheed Martin by 285.7% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth approximately $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. 74.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on LMT. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $600.00 to $670.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $605.00 to $695.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 price objective on Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. DZ Bank downgraded Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $592.00 to $673.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $623.16.

Lockheed Martin News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Opened a new Rapid Fielding/Prototyping center designed to speed development, testing and prototype production—this should help Lockheed respond faster to accelerated government acquisition timelines and win more near-term work. Lockheed Martin Opens Rapid Fielding Center
• Positive Sentiment: Production ramp for Precision Strike Missile and a framework agreement to scale capacity could drive multi‑year revenue and backlog growth as missile demand rises. Analysts are revisiting valuation with the production ramp in mind. A Look At Lockheed Martin (LMT) Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish deep‑dive pieces and high search interest (Seeking Alpha DCF target, Zacks coverage) are increasing investor attention and providing positive narratives, but these are analyst views rather than contract news. Why Lockheed Martin Is Heading To $843
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and institutional search/interest spikes (Zacks/Yahoo summaries) can amplify intraday moves but don’t necessarily change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Lockheed Martin
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon reportedly cut the Air Force’s F‑35 order roughly in half amid budget cuts—directly reduces near‑term production volume and revenue visibility for Lockheed’s F‑35 business. Lockheed Martin Hit As Pentagon Slashes Air Force’s F-35 Order
• Negative Sentiment: NASA signaled an Artemis program reset that could phase out Boeing’s SLS and review Lockheed’s Orion role—this raises the risk of contract reshaping or loss on a high‑profile space program. Lockheed Martin Faces Artemis Reset And Governance Questions
• Negative Sentiment: Media reports and market chatter about unusual ETF/defense‑fund trades tied to U.S. strikes have prompted governance and timing questions; any regulatory or reputational fallout could pressure the stock. Market Chatter: ETF Trades Before Iran Attack

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

NYSE LMT opened at $604.03 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a twelve month low of $410.11 and a twelve month high of $692.00. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $634.31 and a 200-day moving average price of $539.67. The firm has a market cap of $139.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.22.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $7.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $3.45 per share. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

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.