Lockheed Martin Q2 EPS Forecast Reduced by Seaport Res Ptn

Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Lockheed Martin in a report issued on Thursday, April 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $6.92 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $7.19. The consensus estimate for Lockheed Martin’s current full-year earnings is $27.15 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Lockheed Martin’s Q4 2025 earnings at $7.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $7.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $7.80 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $7.98 EPS.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $7.67 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.58 by $1.09. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 7.51% and a return on equity of 101.47%.

LMT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $579.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group cut their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $527.00 to $508.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Royal Bank of Canada downgraded Lockheed Martin from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $550.00 to $480.00 in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Melius Research downgraded Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $539.93.

Lockheed Martin Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of Lockheed Martin stock opened at $463.80 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10. Lockheed Martin has a 1 year low of $418.88 and a 1 year high of $618.95. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $452.24 and a 200 day moving average price of $497.25. The company has a market cap of $108.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.39.

Institutional Trading of Lockheed Martin

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LMT. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 28.5% during the 1st quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,687 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,647,000 after purchasing an additional 817 shares during the period. Clarius Group LLC grew its position in Lockheed Martin by 8.2% during the first quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 1,896 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $847,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin by 5.5% during the first quarter. Boomfish Wealth Group LLC now owns 5,221 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,332,000 after acquiring an additional 273 shares during the period. Wendell David Associates Inc. raised its holdings in Lockheed Martin by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Wendell David Associates Inc. now owns 7,371 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,293,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bell Bank lifted its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. Bell Bank now owns 1,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the period. 74.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Lockheed Martin

In other news, insider Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr. sold 3,213 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $442.42, for a total transaction of $1,421,495.46. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 2,000 shares in the company, valued at $884,840. The trade was a 61.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, VP Harry Edward Paul III sold 707 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $442.61, for a total transaction of $312,925.27. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 2,278 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,008,265.58. The trade was a 23.69 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 7,133 shares of company stock worth $3,155,916. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Lockheed Martin Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd were issued a dividend of $3.30 per share. This represents a $13.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is currently 59.30%.

About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments.