Integrated Investment Consultants LLC Purchases New Stake in Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT)

Integrated Investment Consultants LLC bought a new stake in Lockheed Martin Co. (NYSE:LMT - Free Report) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 14,637 shares of the aerospace company's stock, valued at approximately $8,556,000. Lockheed Martin accounts for approximately 0.2% of Integrated Investment Consultants LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in Lockheed Martin by 60,592.0% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,559,178 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $911,433,000 after acquiring an additional 1,556,609 shares during the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Lockheed Martin by 56,626.7% in the second quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. now owns 1,021,081 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $476,947,000 after acquiring an additional 1,019,281 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Lockheed Martin by 124.0% during the 3rd quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 450,870 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $263,561,000 after purchasing an additional 249,591 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its stake in Lockheed Martin by 29.7% in the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 953,285 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $433,621,000 after acquiring an additional 218,506 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Lockheed Martin by 14.9% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,384,774 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $646,828,000 after purchasing an additional 180,074 shares during the period. 74.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LMT has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $505.00 to $565.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Bank of America reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $635.00 price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research note on Friday, August 30th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Lockheed Martin from $570.00 to $700.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Lockheed Martin from $675.00 to $665.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $503.00 to $599.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $611.00.

Lockheed Martin Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE LMT opened at $534.89 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.66. Lockheed Martin Co. has a one year low of $413.92 and a one year high of $618.95. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $574.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $526.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $126.79 billion, a PE ratio of 19.37, a PEG ratio of 4.36 and a beta of 0.49.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The aerospace company reported $6.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $17.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $17.38 billion. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 9.36% and a return on equity of 101.44%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $6.77 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Lockheed Martin Co. will post 26.89 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Lockheed Martin Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $3.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $13.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.47%. This is an increase from Lockheed Martin's previous quarterly dividend of $3.15. Lockheed Martin's payout ratio is 45.62%.

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.

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