LMT Stock Recent News

Concerns around a potential recession continue to remain high, counteracting some rather bullish sentiment to start Donald Trump's second term.

In the latest trading session, Lockheed Martin (LMT) closed at $467.61, marking a +0.31% move from the previous day.

LMT secures a $122.6 million contract to aid the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Programs.

President Trump has shifted the U.S. stance on European defense, leaving the European Union to focus more on its own arms manufacturing and production. The main reason is that the United States no longer sees the purpose of supplying Ukraine with defense supplies as Russia keeps attempting to occupy it.

European defense stocks are soaring, but valuations are stretched. I see a bigger opportunity in overlooked U.S. defense giants trading at attractive levels with strong dividends and record backlogs. Despite regulatory noise and budget fears, American defense contractors offer rock-solid fundamentals, wide moats, and a history of outperforming the market. With a growth-to-value rotation underway, I'm betting on U.S. defense stocks to deliver alpha. They're undervalued, dividend-rich, and poised for long-term success.

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT ) J.P. Morgan's 2025 Industrial Conference March 13, 2025 7:30 AM ET Company Participants Jay Malave - Chief Financial Officer Maria Ricciardone - Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Seth Seifman - JPMorgan Seth Seifman Good morning, everyone.

Lockheed Martin Corporation had a solid 2024 with a significant increase in product sales, but the profit suffered from higher costs. Lockheed Martin has several features that can protect their economic moat. Technological superiority and existing relationships with customers are their main advantages. LMT stock's valuation metric is favorable at this point, presenting a great buying opportunity.

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The true test of any given nation’s ability to project power over great distances is its fighter jet fleet. Advanced fighter jets, whether fourth or fifth generation, allow for air superiority which is one of the main factors in deciding the outcome of a conflict. Fighter jets ensure this air superiority. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Sukhoi, Chengdu, or Dassault build some of the most advanced jets in the world and make up the economy behind these fighters. Here, 24/7 Wall St. is exploring the countries with the most fighter jets in their arsenals. (These Economic Powers Have the Largest Standing Armies in the World, and America Is Not #1) To determine the countries with the most fighter aircraft in the world, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 2025 military strength report from Global Firepower, an annually updated defense-related statistics website with information on 145 countries. We ranked these countries according to which countries have the most of these aircraft. We included s

LMT's unit secures a $266 million contract to provide operational flight program updates and transfer F-16 aircraft from Denmark to Argentina.