The Most Important Facts About Lockheed Martin

By Harris Dyer • Friday, September 22 15:22 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Industrials company Lockheed Martin has moved -0.7% so far today on a volume of 978,862, compared to its average of 1,054,177. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Lockheed Martin trades -17.53% away from its average analyst target price of $502.74 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $374.0 to $570.0, and on average have given Lockheed Martin a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in LMT, you'll want to know the following:

Lockheed Martin's current price is 220.1% above its Graham number of $129.53, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Lockheed Martin has moved 2.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 19.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 27.27, Lockheed Martin has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
LMT has a forward P/E ratio of 14.8 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $28.1 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.41 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Lockheed Martin is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.26 compared to its sector average of 3.78
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.
Based in Bethesda, the company has 116,000 full time employees and a market cap of $104.42 Billion. Lockheed Martin currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.8%.

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