Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lockheed Martin Corp shares valued at $312,923 were sold by Paul Harry Edward III on Feb 26 ’25. At $442.61 per share, Paul Harry Edward III sold 707 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,278 shares worth approximately $0.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lightfoot Robert M JR sold 3,213 shares, netting a total of over 1,421,506 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $442.42 each, the insider now holds 2,000 shares.
Before that, Hill Stephanie C. had sold 4,791 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,120,042, the Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems traded Lockheed Martin Corp shares for $442.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,791 shares, worth approximately $4.02 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on July 23, 2025, Lockheed Martin Corp [LMT] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $440. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 23, 2025, Robert W. Baird has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for LMT. Earlier on April 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for LMT stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing LMT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lockheed Martin Corp [NYSE: LMT] plunged -0.94% to $430.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $428.05, but it reached a high of $434.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.32%. Over the course of the year, Lockheed Martin Corp shares have dropped approximately -21.02%.
Is Lockheed Martin Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lockheed Martin Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.68 million shares to 2.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.15 million shares. A jump of 24.01% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.8.
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In terms of Lockheed Martin Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 480 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.38% from the previous closing price of $434.85. Analysts anticipate Lockheed Martin Corp stock to reach 554 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 460. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Lockheed Martin Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 27, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $480.
