Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. Makes New Investment in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Asahi Life Asset Management CO. LTD. bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,081 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $540,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LMT. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its stake in Lockheed Martin by 0.6% during the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 24,981 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $12,471,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 9.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 1,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Convergence Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Convergence Financial LLC now owns 1,964 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $980,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 1,627 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $763,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 15.9% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 1,879 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $938,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Germany was weighing buying more F‑35 jets drove an initial rally by suggesting a material follow‑on order and revenue upside for Lockheed’s F‑35 program. Germany weighs buying more Lockheed F‑35 fighter jets – Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary and early movers noted LMT shares rising as headlines circulated that Germany might expand its F‑35 purchase, a near‑term demand catalyst for production and backlog. Lockheed Martin Stock (LMT) Rises as Germany Eyes More F‑35 Fighter Jets – TipRanks
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage noting Germany’s approval/interest in the F‑35 helped investor sentiment and trading momentum earlier in the session. Why Lockheed Martin Stock Took Off Today – The Motley Fool
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed secured a contract to upgrade/transform C‑130J aircrew training with Australia, adding modest near‑term revenue and reinforcing defense‑services growth beyond fighter production. Lockheed Martin Partners With Australia To Transform C‑130J Aircrew Training – Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Longer‑term thematic coverage (Artemis/lunar economy) highlights structural aerospace tailwinds that support multi‑year growth narratives for Lockheed and peers. Fly Me To The Moon – TalkMarkets
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks analysis positioning LMT as a momentum name underscores favorable style scores and may attract style‑focused flows, but it’s not an immediate earnings or contract catalyst. Why Lockheed Martin (LMT) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long‑Term – Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: A separate Zacks piece arguing LMT is a strong value stock provides supporting analyst context for buy‑and‑hold investors but doesn’t change near‑term order risk. Here’s Why Lockheed Martin (LMT) is a Strong Value Stock – Zacks
• Negative Sentiment: Germany’s government later denied reports that it has made political decisions or concrete plans to order additional F‑35 aircraft, removing the primary near‑term upside catalyst and pressuring the stock. Germany Denies Report of Additional F‑35 Orders Beyond 35 Aircraft – Yahoo Finance

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE LMT opened at $658.10 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $151.42 billion, a PE ratio of 30.62, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.23. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a twelve month low of $410.11 and a twelve month high of $669.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $563.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $501.83.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last posted its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $20.32 billion for 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%.Lockheed Martin’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $7.67 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 27.15 earnings per share for the current year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors 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 yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 2nd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 64.22%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on LMT shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $654.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Lockheed Martin from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $464.00 to $517.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Morgan Stanley set a $675.00 target price on Lockheed Martin in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Lockheed Martin from $580.00 to $663.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $612.50.

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.