Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Stock Holdings Lessened by Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC

Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC trimmed its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 5.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,191 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 832 shares during the quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $6,380,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Lockheed Martin by 285.7% during the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 54 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new position in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed won a large U.S. defense award — a roughly $4.7B undefinitized contract to accelerate production of PAC‑3 MSE Patriot interceptors, aimed at boosting deliveries amid strained munitions supplies. This is directly revenue‑accretive and supports near‑term manufacturing ramps. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary: Jim Cramer publicly recommended adding LMT, calling CEO Jim Taiclet “bankable,” which can attract retail buying and improve sentiment. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Space wins extend the long‑term growth story — awards include a ~$1.84B Andromeda program and a ~$105M GPS IIIF-related contract, diversifying revenue beyond air/missile programs. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell ~14.6% at the end of March to ~2.37M shares (short ratio ~1.4 days), reducing one source of near‑term downside pressure and indicating fewer bets against the stock.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/price action noise — at least one outlet noted a price target raise to $770 and bullish analyst commentary, which supports upside expectations but is opinion‑based and already partly reflected in the share move. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Tech/PR stories (e.g., “Ghost Murmur” rescue tech) boost brand and innovation narrative but are unlikely to move fundamentals near term. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term headwinds: Lockheed missed quarterly EPS expectations in late January, the stock has run ~30% in 2026 and sits near its 52‑week high, creating scope for profit‑taking; valuation (P/E ~28.6) and modest liquidity (today’s volume below average) amplify downside on short‑term flows.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on LMT. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $605.00 to $695.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. DZ Bank lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Lockheed Martin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $725.00 to $740.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $645.79.

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $613.62 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $638.19 and its 200-day simple moving average is $547.51. The company has a market cap of $141.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.55, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 1 year low of $410.11 and a 1 year high of $692.00.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). The company had revenue of $20.32 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.84 billion. Lockheed Martin had a return on equity of 108.53% and a net margin of 6.69%.The company’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $7.67 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a $3.45 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

About Lockheed Martin

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.