Nikulski Financial Inc. Acquires 1,899 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Nikulski Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 57.1% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,226 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,899 shares during the period. Nikulski Financial Inc.’s holdings in Lockheed Martin were worth $2,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. United Financial Planning Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake 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 worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Grey Fox Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Lockheed Martin during the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Lockheed Martin in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Lockheed Martin Price Performance

LMT opened at $604.03 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $634.31 and a 200 day moving average of $539.67. The stock has a market cap of $139.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.11, a PEG ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.05. Lockheed Martin Corporation has a 52-week low of $410.11 and a 52-week high of $692.00.

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

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd were issued a dividend of $3.45 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 2nd. This represents a $13.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 64.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LMT has been the topic of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $550.00 to $640.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Lockheed Martin from $492.00 to $611.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $605.00 to $695.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. DZ Bank cut 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, March 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Lockheed Martin has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $623.16.

Key Headlines Impacting Lockheed Martin

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

• Positive Sentiment: Opened a new Rapid Fielding/Prototyping center designed to speed development, testing and prototype production—this should help Lockheed respond faster to accelerated government acquisition timelines and win more near-term work. Lockheed Martin Opens Rapid Fielding Center
• Positive Sentiment: Production ramp for Precision Strike Missile and a framework agreement to scale capacity could drive multi?year revenue and backlog growth as missile demand rises. Analysts are revisiting valuation with the production ramp in mind. A Look At Lockheed Martin (LMT) Valuation
• Neutral Sentiment: Several bullish deep?dive pieces and high search interest (Seeking Alpha DCF target, Zacks coverage) are increasing investor attention and providing positive narratives, but these are analyst views rather than contract news. Why Lockheed Martin Is Heading To $843
• Neutral Sentiment: Retail and institutional search/interest spikes (Zacks/Yahoo summaries) can amplify intraday moves but don’t necessarily change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Lockheed Martin
• Negative Sentiment: Pentagon reportedly cut the Air Force’s F?35 order roughly in half amid budget cuts—directly reduces near?term production volume and revenue visibility for Lockheed’s F?35 business. Lockheed Martin Hit As Pentagon Slashes Air Force’s F-35 Order
• Negative Sentiment: NASA signaled an Artemis program reset that could phase out Boeing’s SLS and review Lockheed’s Orion role—this raises the risk of contract reshaping or loss on a high?profile space program. Lockheed Martin Faces Artemis Reset And Governance Questions
• Negative Sentiment: Media reports and market chatter about unusual ETF/defense?fund trades tied to U.S. strikes have prompted governance and timing questions; any regulatory or reputational fallout could pressure the stock. Market Chatter: ETF Trades Before Iran Attack

Lockheed Martin Company 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.