LMT’s short interest surges to 1.96 million shares

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 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 $1.07 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 $4.38 million.

As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on April 23, 2025, Lockheed Martin Corp [LMT] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $540. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of March 27, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Sector perform” for LMT. Earlier on March 24, 2025, Melius downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for LMT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing LMT Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Lockheed Martin Corp [NYSE: LMT] rose 2.77% to $469.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $456.604, but it reached a high of $469.27 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.83%. Over the course of the year, Lockheed Martin Corp shares have dropped approximately -3.43%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.99 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Lockheed Martin Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Lockheed Martin Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 204.0 shares to 1.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.96 million shares. A jump of 0.01% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.48.

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In terms of Lockheed Martin Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 510 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.7% from the previous closing price of $456.60. Analysts anticipate Lockheed Martin Corp stock to reach 548 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 476. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Lockheed Martin Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 24, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $485.

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