Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -1.64 compared to its previous closing price of 449.36. However, the company has seen a fall of -1.76% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-12 that LMT’s unit secures a $114.2 million modification contract to provide hardware for supporting sound navigation and ranging systems.
Is It Worth Investing in Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) is above average at 19.85x. The 36-month beta value for LMT is also noteworthy at 0.42. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LMT is 235.25M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.30% of that float. The average trading volume of LMT on February 13, 2025 was 1.36M shares.
LMT’s Market Performance
LMT stock saw a decrease of -1.76% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -8.53% and a quarterly a decrease of -21.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.73%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.92% for Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.87% for LMT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -14.10% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LMT stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for LMT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LMT in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $579 based on the research report published on January 14, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LMT reach a price target of $523, previously predicting the price at $611. The rating they have provided for LMT stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 02nd, 2025.
Melius gave a rating of “Buy” to LMT, setting the target price at $704 in the report published on September 03rd of the previous year.
LMT Trading at -8.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -28.59% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.92%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.73%, as shares sank -8.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.94% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LMT fell by -1.76%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.91% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $469.53. In addition, Lockheed Martin Corp saw -9.05% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LMT starting from JEH C. JOHNSON, who proposed sale 3,144 shares at the price of $485.91 back on Dec 20 ’24. After this action, JEH C. JOHNSON now owns shares of Lockheed Martin Corp, valued at $1,527,713 using the latest closing price.
Hill Stephanie C., the Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems of Lockheed Martin Corp, sale 3,272 shares at $542.72 during a trade that took place back on Aug 01 ’24, which means that Hill Stephanie C. is holding 9,332 shares at $1,775,771 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lockheed Martin Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 81.04, with 9.87 for asset returns.
Based on Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 10.84. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 8.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.44. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.13.
Conclusion
In summary, Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
