Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT is Confluence Investment Management LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Confluence Investment Management LLC reduced its holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 285,228 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 11,944 shares during the quarter. Lockheed Martin accounts for 2.1% of Confluence Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Confluence Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $137,956,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. United Financial Planning Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Pentagon seeks a roughly $200 billion supplemental tied to the Iran conflict, a request that would drive near-term replenishment and new procurement for missile/air-defense systems that benefit Lockheed’s core businesses. Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion for Iran War
• Positive Sentiment: Susquehanna raised its price target on LMT to $740 and kept a positive rating, signaling analyst confidence and adding upside to investor estimates. Benzinga Report
• Positive Sentiment: Greece’s $36 billion air-defense plan includes orders for Lockheed equipment — a revenue tailwind but described as incremental rather than transformational for the company’s shares. Will Greece’s New Air Defense Plan Boost Lockheed Martin’s Stock?
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed has a tactical contract to integrate Fortem Technologies’ counter‑drone sensors and interceptors with its Sanctum C‑UAS software — a small but strategic move into layered infrastructure protection. Lockheed Martin Selects Fortem Technologies
• Positive Sentiment: Analysis arguing a “missile-defense supercycle” from drone and Shahed-style threats highlights Lockheed’s large backlog and program exposure (THAAD, PAC‑3), supporting a longer‑term growth thesis. The Shahed Drone War Is Creating A Missile Defense Supercycle
• Neutral Sentiment: Defense-sector momentum and ETFs are rallying amid geopolitical risk, lifting peers and creating a positive backdrop for Lockheed; this is macro-driven and may or may not translate to outsized LMT moves. Defense Stocks Are Surging and This ETF Lets You Collect Dividends
• Neutral Sentiment: A range of aerospace/space items (e.g., Firefly’s flight return) and broader sector headlines are in play but have limited direct impact on Lockheed’s large prime-contractor profile. Firefly Aerospace Announces Fourth Quarter Results
• Negative Sentiment: Program-level execution risk: the Army’s Dark Eagle hypersonic program (led by Lockheed) is being positioned for near-term deployment but Pentagon testing reports flag insufficient data and past test/production issues — a source of investor uncertainty on timelines and costs. Army Says Dark Eagle Hypersonic Deployment Is Weeks Away

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $636.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.09. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52-week low of $410.11 and a 52-week high of $692.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $626.73 and a 200-day moving average of $529.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $146.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 0.22.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued its earnings results 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 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 analysts’ expectations of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $7.67 EPS. Lockheed Martin’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be issued a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Lockheed Martin’s payout ratio is currently 64.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $570.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 price target on Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $540.00 to $630.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $725.00 to $740.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $654.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Six investment 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 stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $623.16.

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.