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After finishing at $462.95 in the prior trading day, Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) closed at $455.42, down -1.63%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.48 million shares were traded. LMT stock price reached its highest trading level at $461.332 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $453.575.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LMT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 43.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 1.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.23.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on January 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $579.
On January 02, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $611 to $523.
Melius Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 03, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $704.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 20 ’24 when JEH C. JOHNSON bought 3,144 shares for $485.91 per share.
Hill Stephanie C. sold 3,272 shares of LMT for $1,775,771 on Aug 01 ’24. The Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems now owns 9,332 shares after completing the transaction at $542.72 per share. On Aug 01 ’24, another insider, STEPHANIE C HILL TODNAMED BENE, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,272 shares for $542.72 each.
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 107199496192 and an Enterprise Value of 135562297344. As of this moment, Lockheed’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.67. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.257.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LMT is 0.48, which has changed by 0.084318995 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 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 $413.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.56%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1770560 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 235.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 235.24M. Insiders hold about 0.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.75% stake in the company. Shares short for LMT as of 1735603200 were 3001951 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1732838400 on 2399587. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3001951 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.62. The current Payout Ratio is 57.16% for LMT, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1733097600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-01-04 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
