Freestone Capital Holdings LLC Boosts Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 6.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 15,187 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 981 shares during the quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $7,346,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 285.7% during the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Lockheed Martin News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large Army missile win — Lockheed landed a multi‑billion dollar U.S. Army award for its PAC‑3 MSE interceptors (reported as ~$4.7–4.76B), a material production contract that supports near‑term revenue, margins in the missiles & fire‑control segment and backlog visibility. A $4.76B Reason to Buy Lockheed Martin Stock Amid the Ceasefire Lockheed Martin Just Scored a $4.7 Billion Army Contract
• Positive Sentiment: Additional award flow — a set of smaller but additive U.S. military contracts totaling about $92M further lift short‑term revenue and reflect continued DoD procurement activity. Lockheed Martin wins $92 million in U.S. military contracts
• Positive Sentiment: Space program execution — Lockheed’s Orion spacecraft completed a high‑profile Artemis II splashdown, validating hardware and program reliability for future lunar missions and underpinning aerospace/space revenue potential. Good optics for long‑cycle NASA work. Lockheed Martin Nails Historic Orion Splashdown With NASA, Paving Way for Moon Return
• Positive Sentiment: Technology roadmap — Lockheed is planning on‑orbit demonstrations for next‑generation space dominance systems, signaling R&D pipeline and future addressable markets in classified/defense space programs. Lockheed Martin Planning Next-Generation Space Dominance Demos On Orbit
• Neutral Sentiment: Sector dynamics & sentiment — analysts note defense ETFs and stocks rallying on geopolitical risk and restocking narratives; that supports a bullish backdrop but also means LMT moves with sector flows. The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights LMT, RTX, NOC, ITA, PPA and SHLD
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/valuation questions — commentary asks whether the new contract awards justify buying at current levels; investors should weigh the boost to backlog against LMT’s current multiple and recent earnings dynamics. Lockheed Martin Just Scored a $4.7 Billion Army Contract. Does That Make LMT Stock a Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling noted in social/monitoring feeds — aggregated data shows recent insider sales (no purchases), a signal some investors watch as a cautionary sign even while the company’s backlog remains large. Lockheed Martin Stock (LMT) Opinions on Iran Conflict Restocking

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LMT opened at $619.22 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $637.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $548.89. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $142.71 billion, a PE ratio of 28.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.23.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.33 by ($0.53). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. The firm had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $7.67 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin’s revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts forecast that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were given a $3.45 dividend. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LMT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $654.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, March 22nd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $645.79.

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.