Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 27.000-27.300 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 27.910. The company issued revenue guidance of $73.8 billion-$74.8 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $74.1 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently weighed in on LMT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Lockheed Martin from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $611.00 to $523.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Barclays reduced their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $565.00 to $515.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $555.00 to $525.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Lockheed Martin from $700.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lockheed Martin presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $556.13.

Lockheed Martin Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of LMT stock opened at $454.18 on Thursday. Lockheed Martin has a fifty-two week low of $413.92 and a fifty-two week high of $618.95. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $497.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $537.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $107.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 0.48.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) last announced 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 return on equity of 101.44% and a net margin of 9.36%. Equities research analysts predict that Lockheed Martin will post 26.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $3.30 dividend. This represents a $13.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.91%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Lockheed Martin’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.79%.

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.