2.01% volatility in Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) last month: This is a red flag warning

On Friday, Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) opened higher 0.72% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $459.65. Price fluctuations for LMT have ranged from $413.92 to $618.95 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Industrials sector company grew by 3.56% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 22.72% at the time writing. With a float of $235.24 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $235.39 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 121000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 9.88%, operating margin of 9.92%, and the pretax margin is 8.76%.

Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) Insider Updates

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Lockheed Martin Corp is 0.06%, while institutional ownership is 74.75%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 20 ’24, was worth 1,527,713. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 01 ’24, when Company’s Pres. Rotary & Mission Systems sold 3,272 for $542.72, making the entire transaction worth $1,775,771. This insider now owns 9,332 shares in total.

Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) Performance Highlights and Predictions

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 6.79 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 22.72% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.02% during the next five years compared to 0.32% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.95. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.53. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 20.61.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 22.27, a number that is poised to hit 6.35 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 29.83 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)

Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) saw its 5-day average volume 2.35 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 1.45 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 15.94%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 11.27.

During the past 100 days, Lockheed Martin Corp’s (LMT) raw stochastic average was set at 7.99%, which indicates a significant decrease from 22.53% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 46.50% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 25.99% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $496.80, while its 200-day Moving Average is $514.95. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $465.74 in the near term. At $468.52, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $472.82. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $458.66, it is likely to go to the next support level at $454.36. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $451.58.

Lockheed Martin Corp (NYSE: LMT) Key Stats

There are currently 235,386K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 108.97 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 67,571 M according to its annual income of 6,920 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 17,104 M and its income totaled 1,623 M.