Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT) to Post Q4 2025 Earnings of $7.41 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT) – Zacks Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Lockheed Martin in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $7.41 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $7.38. The consensus estimate for Lockheed Martin’s current full-year earnings is $26.17 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lockheed Martin’s FY2026 earnings at $30.21 EPS.

LMT has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $460.00 to $480.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $380.00 to $377.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 23rd. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $482.00 to $499.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $467.00 to $487.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 25th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Lockheed Martin from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $475.00 to $518.00 in a report on Monday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $485.40.

Lockheed Martin Stock Down 0.2 %

Lockheed Martin stock opened at $458.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $109.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.30. Lockheed Martin has a fifty-two week low of $393.77 and a fifty-two week high of $479.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $462.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $449.07.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.80 by $0.53. The firm had revenue of $17.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $16.04 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 85.96% and a net margin of 9.73%. Lockheed Martin’s revenue was up 13.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $6.43 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lockheed Martin

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich raised its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 73.0% during the third quarter. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich now owns 64 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Altshuler Shaham Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Wiser Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in Lockheed Martin by 65.8% during the 1st quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC now owns 63 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Activest Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 1,200.0% in the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 65 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd will be issued a dividend of $3.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 3rd. This represents a $12.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.75%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.10%.

Lockheed Martin Company Profile

Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments.