Patron Partners LLC Acquires New Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Patron Partners LLC acquired a new position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,717 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,384,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Cerro Pacific Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,376 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $665,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the period. Garner Asset Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 1,735 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $839,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Davis R M Inc. boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 1,264 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Broadway Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 484 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $234,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aspire Growth Partners LLC grew its stake in Lockheed Martin by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,515 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LMT opened at $564.61 on Friday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $437.25 and a fifty-two week high of $692.00. The company has a market cap of $130.31 billion, a PE ratio of 20.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.19. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $547.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $575.73.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The aerospace company reported $7.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $7.22 by $0.72. The firm had revenue of $20.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.34 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 8.16% and a return on equity of 91.42%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.46 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.950-30.650 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 30.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 50.87%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on LMT. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $653.00 to $690.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $680.00 to $605.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $700.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $660.00 to $600.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $632.39.

Lockheed Martin 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.