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In the latest session, Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) closed at $421.17 up 0.15% from its previous closing price of $420.55. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.46 million shares were traded. LMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $425.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $418.54.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Lockheed Martin Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 76.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.54. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.47.
On July 10, 2025, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $480.
Robert W. Baird Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on April 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $540.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Paul Harry Edward III sold 707 shares for $442.61 per share. The transaction valued at 312,923 led to the insider holds 2,278 shares of the business.
Lightfoot Robert M JR sold 3,213 shares of LMT for $1,421,506 on Feb 26 ’25. The President Space now owns 2,000 shares after completing the transaction at $442.42 per share. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Hill Stephanie C., who serves as the Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems of the company, sold 4,791 shares for $442.51 each. As a result, the insider received 2,120,042 and left with 9,332 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LMT now has a Market Capitalization of 98328453120 and an Enterprise Value of 118673481728. As of this moment, Lockheed’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.652 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.496.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LMT is 0.26, which has changed by -0.20178533 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16932249 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LMT has reached a high of $618.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $410.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.43%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LMT has traded an average of 1.64M shares per day and 2681970 over the past ten days. A total of 233.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 233.29M. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.89% stake in the company. Shares short for LMT as of 1752537600 were 2828242 with a Short Ratio of 1.73, compared to 1749772800 on 2149291. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2828242 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LMT is 13.05, from 13.05 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.031030795The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.65. The current Payout Ratio is 57.16% for LMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-01-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
