Capital Advisors Inc. OK Buys 3,358 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Capital Advisors Inc. OK increased its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 64,220 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 3,358 shares during the period. Capital Advisors Inc. OK’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $31,061,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 11.4% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 29,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $14,796,000 after purchasing an additional 3,031 shares during the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin in the third quarter worth $3,075,000. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 22.4% in the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 25,423 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $12,688,000 after buying an additional 4,652 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 29.2% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 10,036 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,010,000 after buying an additional 2,270 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 39,410 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $19,674,000 after buying an additional 3,352 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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 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 firm has a market cap of $139.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.11, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.22. The business’s fifty day moving average is $634.31 and its 200 day moving average is $539.67.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). The company had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.84 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 108.53% and a net margin of 6.69%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.67 EPS. Research analysts predict 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 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on LMT shares. Argus increased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $530.00 to $735.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. DZ Bank lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $605.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $580.00 to $663.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $623.16.

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.