Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lockheed Martin Corp shares valued at $3,826,166 were sold by St John Frank A on Oct 23 ’25. At $491.04 per share, St John Frank A sold 7,792 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1 shares worth approximately $586.23 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FRANK A STJOHN purchased 7,792 shares, netting a total of over 3,826,167 in proceeds.
Before that, Paul Harry Edward III had sold 707 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $312,923, the Vice President & Controller traded Lockheed Martin Corp shares for $442.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 707 shares, worth approximately $1.34 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on January 09, 2026, Lockheed Martin Corp [LMT] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $605. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for LMT. Earlier on December 12, 2025, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for LMT stock.
Analyzing LMT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lockheed Martin Corp [NYSE: LMT] rose 1.77% to $586.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $576.06, but it reached a high of $588.97 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.00%. Over the course of the year, Lockheed Martin Corp shares have jumped approximately 19.56%.
Is Lockheed Martin Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lockheed Martin Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 3.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.33 million shares. A decline of -11.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.26.
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In terms of Lockheed Martin Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 550 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.52% from the previous closing price of $576.06. Analysts anticipate Lockheed Martin Corp stock to reach 660 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 460. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Lockheed Martin Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
