Lockheed Martin Q1 EPS Estimate Raised by Zacks Research

Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Lockheed Martin in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $6.63 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $6.55. The consensus estimate for Lockheed Martin’s current full-year earnings is $26.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Lockheed Martin’s Q2 2025 earnings at $7.35 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $7.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.75 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $7.49 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $589.00 to $603.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Melius Research raised shares of Lockheed Martin to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $505.00 to $565.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on Lockheed Martin from $600.00 to $620.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Lockheed Martin from $570.00 to $700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $611.00.

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of LMT stock opened at $510.20 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $561.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $531.86. Lockheed Martin has a 1-year low of $413.92 and a 1-year high of $618.95. The company has a market cap of $120.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.47, a PEG ratio of 4.19 and a beta of 0.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The aerospace company reported $6.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.50 by $0.34. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 101.44% and a net margin of 9.36%. The company had revenue of $17.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $17.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $6.77 EPS. Lockheed Martin’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lockheed Martin

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Mattson Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the second quarter worth $27,000. Sachetta LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin by 50.0% during the second quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 60 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 48.9% in the 2nd quarter. Stephens Consulting LLC now owns 67 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Burkett Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lockheed Martin Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $3.30 per share. This is a boost from Lockheed Martin’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.15. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $13.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.59%. Lockheed Martin’s payout ratio is presently 47.79%.

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.