Ponta Wealth Partners LLC Makes New $769,000 Investment in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Ponta Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,589 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $769,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sanders Capital LLC purchased a new position in Lockheed Martin during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $252,699,000. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 286.1% in the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 503,428 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $251,316,000 after purchasing an additional 373,027 shares in the last quarter. Canoe Financial LP acquired a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the fourth quarter worth $166,403,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 7,309.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 262,233 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $126,834,000 after buying an additional 258,694 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 41.3% during the third quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 808,409 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $403,534,000 after buying an additional 236,137 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 74.19% of the company’s stock.

Lockheed Martin Stock Up 1.0%

LMT opened at $513.83 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $118.47 billion, a PE ratio of 24.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.74, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $410.11 and a fifty-two week high of $692.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $611.15 and a 200-day moving average of $553.94.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $6.44 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.79 by ($0.35). Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 101.64%. The firm had revenue of $18.02 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $18.38 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.28 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Lockheed Martin has set its FY 2026 guidance at 29.350-30.250 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Lockheed Martin Corporation will post 29.91 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd were paid a dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is 66.83%.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Skunk Works chief OJ Sanchez will replace long-time Aeronautics president Greg Ulmer effective June 1, giving the $30B Aeronautics unit a clear succession plan that reduces operational uncertainty and supports program continuity. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed announced the Aeronautics leadership change via PR Newswire, emphasizing a smooth transition after Ulmer’s retirement—a governance positive for investors watching program execution risk. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed was selected by the U.S. Space Force to support the Space?Based Interceptor (SBI) program, underscoring growing space-defense revenue opportunities and program-level wins that could lift backlog and long-term growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Cubic Defense received a follow-on award from Lockheed to deliver P5 Internal Subsystems for F?35 training, signaling continued program spending and supplier activity tied to the F?35 ecosystem. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Lockheed and Nokia Federal Solutions unveiled a mission-critical 5G solution for defense customers, strengthening partnerships in secure communications that can expand addressable markets beyond traditional platforms. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Lithuania unveiled HIMARS launchers and deepening defense ties with Lockheed highlight international sales momentum and allied procurement that support export backlog. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: MarketWatch notes LMT shares rose but still underperformed the broader market, calling attention to mixed market dynamics where defense names can lag on macro/rotation factors. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage and sector writeups (Seeking Alpha, ETF roundups) discuss defense-sector themes and LMT’s place in portfolios; useful context but less likely to move the stock immediately. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Lockheed’s Q1 results earlier this season showed an EPS miss and revenue slightly below estimates, and while FY?2026 guidance is positive, the quarter’s shortfall remains a near-term negative for sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its price target on LMT from $680 to $605 and kept a neutral rating—this reduces near-term analyst-driven upside and can cap multiple expansion. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane reduced their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $770.00 to $680.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Lockheed Martin from $670.00 to $600.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $615.00 to $575.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $628.63.

Lockheed Martin Profile

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.