Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 26.650-26.650 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 26.380. The company issued revenue guidance of $71.3 billion-$71.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $71.1 billion. Lockheed Martin also updated its FY24 guidance to $26.65 EPS.
Lockheed Martin Trading Down 1.2 %
Shares of NYSE:LMT opened at $564.21 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $579.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $513.50. The company has a market cap of $135.38 billion, a PE ratio of 20.64, a P/E/G ratio of 4.84 and a beta of 0.47. Lockheed Martin has a 52 week low of $413.92 and a 52 week high of $618.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10.
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The aerospace company reported $6.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.50 by $0.34. Lockheed Martin had a net margin of 9.48% and a return on equity of 95.03%. The business had revenue of $17.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $17.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $6.77 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Lockheed Martin will post 26.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Lockheed Martin Increases Dividend
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms have issued reports on LMT. Barclays boosted their target price on Lockheed Martin from $480.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Lockheed Martin from $560.00 to $630.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. StockNews.com cut shares of Lockheed Martin from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on shares of Lockheed Martin from $503.00 to $599.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 9th. Finally, Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $635.00 target price on shares of Lockheed Martin in a research report on Friday, August 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $606.71.
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Lockheed Martin Company Profile
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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