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Buying Lockheed Martin (LMT)? Here's What You Must Know.

Shares of Lockheed Martin have moved 0.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $472.64. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a -1.0% change. Today's trading volume is 154,373 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,345,431.

Lockheed Martin Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. Based in Bethesda, United States the company has 121,000 full time employees and a market cap of $110,343,782,400. Lockheed Martin currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.8% per year.

The company is now trading -10.3% away from its average analyst target price of $526.88 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $430.0 to $630.0, and on average give Lockheed Martin a rating of hold.

Over the last 12 months LMT shares have declined by -11.7%, which represents a difference of -24.5% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $546.0 per share and its 52 week low is $410.11. With its net margins declining an average -4.7% over the last 6 years, Lockheed Martin declining profitability gives us reason to believe its stock price will continue to underwhelm.

Date Reported Total Revenue ($ k) Net Profit ($ k) Net Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2024 71,043,000 5,336,000 8 -20.0
2023 67,571,000 6,920,000 10 11.11
2022 65,984,000 5,732,000 9 0.0
2021 67,044,000 6,315,000 9 -10.0
2020 65,398,000 6,833,000 10 0.0
2019 59,812,000 6,230,000 10
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