Tudor Financial Inc. cut its holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT – Free Report) by 89.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 986 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 8,080 shares during the quarter. Tudor Financial Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $503,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LMT. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter valued at about $9,617,574,000. Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $101,960,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the second quarter valued at approximately $645,258,000. Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the second quarter valued at approximately $497,469,000. Finally, Diamant Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 60,339.0% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 879,387 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $531,493,000 after buying an additional 877,932 shares during the period. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $581.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Lockheed Martin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Robert W. Baird set a $700.00 price target on Lockheed Martin in a report on Friday, July 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $575.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $641.00 to $691.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lockheed Martin has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $632.39.
Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.2%
NYSE:LMT opened at $532.45 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $122.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63, a PEG ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.10. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52 week low of $437.25 and a 52 week high of $692.00. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $555.22 and a 200 day moving average of $570.63.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $7.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.22 by $0.72. The business had revenue of $20.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.34 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 8.16% and a return on equity of 91.42%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.46 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.950-30.650 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 30.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be paid a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 50.87%.
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.
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