Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Shares Sold by D Orazio & Associates Inc.

D Orazio & Associates Inc. lessened its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMTFree Report) by 17.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,652 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 2,419 shares during the quarter. Lockheed Martin comprises approximately 0.8% of D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. D Orazio & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $5,817,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LMT. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC grew 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 during the period. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Lockheed Martin Stock Performance

Lockheed Martin stock opened at $666.30 on Friday. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 12-month low of $410.11 and a 12-month high of $669.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The company has a market capitalization of $153.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 0.23. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $560.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $500.20.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMTGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.80 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.53). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 108.53%. The business had revenue of $20.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.84 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $7.67 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts forecast that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $3.45 per share. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is 64.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on LMT. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $654.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, February 6th. DZ Bank lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $665.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Lockheed Martin from $515.00 to $680.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Lockheed Martin currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $612.50.

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Lockheed Martin Profile

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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.

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