CI Investments Inc. Has $9.36 Million Stock Position in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

CI Investments Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMTFree Report) by 129.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 15,493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 8,746 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $9,364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LMT. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 8,638,936 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,178,399,000 after purchasing an additional 114,900 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Lockheed Martin by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 5,728,551 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,770,729,000 after buying an additional 527,523 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in Lockheed Martin by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,670,284 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $807,866,000 after acquiring an additional 10,349 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,440,840 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $696,891,000 after purchasing an additional 99,403 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 107.3% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,293,823 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $625,784,000 after purchasing an additional 669,604 shares during the last quarter. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of LMT opened at $514.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $118.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.11. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $411.00 and a 1 year high of $692.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $521.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $572.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMTGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.79 by ($0.35). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 101.64%. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up .3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 29.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.83%.

Lockheed Martin News Summary

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LMT has been the topic of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $575.00 price objective on Lockheed Martin in a report on Thursday, June 25th. DZ Bank upgraded Lockheed Martin from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 30th. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $740.00 to $700.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $770.00 to $680.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $615.78.

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Lockheed Martin Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT)

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