Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension Sells 8,293 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension cut its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 16.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 41,524 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 8,293 shares during the quarter. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $25,097,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Welch Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 132,684 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $64,175,000 after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares during the last quarter. Jain Global LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,064,000. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 14,739 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,129,000 after buying an additional 5,214 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in Lockheed Martin by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 276,383 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $167,043,000 after buying an additional 14,150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Secured Retirement Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 288.6% in the 4th quarter. Secured Retirement Advisors LLC now owns 3,128 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,513,000 after acquiring an additional 2,323 shares during the period. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed Martin’s massive backlog — reported at about $194 billion at the end of 2025 — continues to support a multi-year revenue stream, reinforcing the view that demand for its defense systems remains strong. Lockheed Martin’s $100 Billion Backlog Signals Long-Term Demand
• Positive Sentiment: Heightened Middle East tensions are keeping the defense sector in focus and could boost sentiment toward major contractors like Lockheed Martin as investors look for beneficiaries of increased military spending. Lockheed Martin Is Way Too Cheap While The Middle East Tension Escalates
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen lowered its price target on LMT to $560 from $600 and kept a hold rating, signaling caution but still implying modest upside from current levels. Benzinga report on TD Cowen price target cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader commentary about defense spending and capital flowing into the sector may support the stock, but the company-specific catalyst is less direct than the backlog and analyst action. 50 Billion Is About to Flood Into Defense Stocks: Here’s Who Cashes In
• Negative Sentiment: Investors are also remembering that LMT has recently pulled back from its highs, and its last earnings report missed expectations on both EPS and revenue, which may be weighing on the shares. No article link available

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price target on Lockheed Martin from $770.00 to $680.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $575.00 price objective on Lockheed Martin in a report on Thursday, June 25th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $600.00 to $560.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $660.00 to $600.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Citigroup raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $571.00 to $582.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Lockheed Martin has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $607.58.

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of LMT opened at $520.82 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.14. 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 $120.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.22, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $521.76 and its 200-day moving average is $571.34.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.79 by ($0.35). The business had revenue of $18.02 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.38 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 101.64% and a net margin of 6.38%.Lockheed Martin’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $7.28 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.350-30.250 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 29.94 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 66.83%.

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.