NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC Boosts Stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 14.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 69,340 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,740 shares during the quarter. Lockheed Martin accounts for 0.8% of NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $35,437,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Tableaux LLC boosted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 34,231.4% during the second quarter. Tableaux LLC now owns 623,115 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $288,589,000 after buying an additional 621,300 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 169.3% during the 2nd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 572,272 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $265,030,000 after acquiring an additional 359,748 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 1.0% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,697,527 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $10,048,993,000 after purchasing an additional 214,565 shares during the period. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the second quarter worth about $92,628,000. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Lockheed Martin during the second quarter worth about $89,850,000. 74.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.6%

NYSE:LMT opened at $581.62 on Monday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $410.11 and a 1 year high of $582.93. The stock has a market cap of $134.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.32, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.13. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $483.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $471.88.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.33 by $0.62. The business had revenue of $18.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.45 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 111.84%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $6.84 earnings per share. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2025 guidance at 22.150-22.350 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on LMT. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and set a $586.00 price target on shares of Lockheed Martin in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wall Street Zen cut Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $500.00 to $540.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $520.00 to $600.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $543.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Lockheed Martin

In other news, COO John Frank A. St sold 7,792 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $491.04, for a total transaction of $3,826,183.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 1 shares in the company, valued at $491.04. This represents a 99.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price-target lift — TD Cowen raised its price target to $600 (maintained a Hold), signaling incremental analyst conviction and giving investors a higher reference for upside. TD Cowen Adjusts Price Target on Lockheed Martin
• Positive Sentiment: Defense-sector bullish narrative — MarketBeat’s “2026 Survival Kit” highlights Lockheed as a core defense holding tied to a large proposed FY2027 defense budget and recent contract wins (e.g., PAC-3 MSE missile awards). That narrative supports demand for LMT as a defensive, revenue-stable name. The 2026 Survival Kit: Gold, Defense, and Trash
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum/technical interest — Retail/quant outlets flagged a rise in LMT’s relative strength (RS) rating, which can attract momentum and ETF flows. Lockheed Martin Stock Sees RS Rating Rocket Higher
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed Zacks estimate revisions — Zacks issued several updates: it lowered near-term quarterly EPS for some early quarters (Q1 2026 and Q1 2027) while raising other quarterly or full-year forecasts (FY2026, some Q4/Q4 2026 estimates). The net effect is mixed — slightly cautionary for short-term guidance but not a consensus downward revision for full-year earnings. Zacks Research LMT Estimate Updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term tech/ops focus — The WSJ piece on Lockheed’s CIO highlights AI and centralization of tech strategy; this supports longer-term efficiency and modernization but is unlikely to move near-term earnings materially. Lockheed Martin CIO Says AI Is Remaking Her Role
• Positive Sentiment: Project-specific bullishness — Commentary (Seeking Alpha) arguing that strategic programs like the “Golden Dome” are now critical may drive investor focus on backlog and program optionality, supporting the bullish case for sustained defense revenues. Lockheed Martin: Why The Golden Dome Project Is Now Critical For The Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/short-term risk — Benzinga’s technical note flags LMT as overbought and approaching resistance, suggesting a momentum-driven pullback is possible even as fundamentals remain strong. Traders may take profits near recent highs. Is This The Top For Lockheed Martin?

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.