News Sentiment

LMT sentiment intelligence

Lockheed Martin Corporation news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Chart Weekly report Factors RSS feed
Weighted score 52 Balanced news tone 48 relevant articles
Exchange NYSE United States
Sector Industrials Market context
Industry Aerospace & Defense Read-through group
Latest close 523.22 Week of 10 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 52/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Price moving ahead of tone

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

Primary event Market update

79/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 47

directly relevant articles

Source quality 2

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend inactive

-4.2% over one week, -3.2% over four weeks, trend inactive, and near fair-value range.

Latest direct headline Neutral

Is Lockheed Martin Expanding Its Presence in the Submarine Market?

Market Reaction

Price moving ahead of tone

60/100 confidence

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

Primary event Market update 79/100 classification
One-week reaction -4.2% Price reacting lower
Trend fit Trend inactive -3.2% over four weeks
Fair value 10.6% Near fair-value range

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 10
Neutral 33
Negative 5

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 47
Industry context 1
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
MarketBeat 12
Market source 9
simplywall.st 5
TradingKey 4
Investing.com 3
Moomoo 2
Zacks Investment Research 1
Business Wire 1

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 25
Earnings 10
Analyst action 6
Deals and strategy 5
Guidance 1
Capital return 1

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

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News Tape

Relevant headlines

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MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases 5,816 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation by 11.3% in the first quarter, acquiring an additional 5,816 shares, bringing their total holdings to 57,202 shares valued at $34.57 million. The article also details other institutional investors' recent a

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:13
Source
MarketBeat
Axios Direct company coverage

Pentagon taps Lockheed and nLight for missile-zapping laser

The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin and nLight initial contracts totaling $86 million, with a ceiling of $847 million, to develop high-energy laser weapons. These Joint Laser Weapon System prototypes are intended to eventually defend against both drones and cruise missiles,

Tone
Positive 67/100
Event
Market update
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:13
Source
Axios
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $153.55 Million Stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Lockheed Martin (LMT) by 2.2% in Q1 2026, bringing its total holdings to 254,056 shares valued at $153.5 million. Despite mixed Q1 results where Lockheed Martin missed EPS estimates but maintained strong profitability and FY 2

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 09:38
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. Has $26.66 Million Stock Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. significantly increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation, purchasing an additional 12,882 shares in the first quarter, bringing its total holdings to 44,104 shares valued at $26.66 million. Institutional ownership of L

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 08:38
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Buys 2,493 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management significantly increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) by 171.3% in the first quarter, acquiring an additional 2,493 shares. Other institutional investors also adjusted their positions in LMT

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 08:04
Source
MarketBeat
Market source Direct company coverage

Why Wells Fargo Still Sees Strength in Lockheed Martin (LMT)

Wells Fargo lowered its price target on Lockheed Martin (LMT) to $575 from $650 but maintained an Equal Weight rating, citing favorable defense spending trends and continued demand. Citi, conversely, upgraded LMT to Buy, raising its price target to $582, due to attractive valuati

Tone
Positive 64/100
Event
Analyst action
Published
15 Jul 2026 05:09
Source
Market source
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Stock Price Down 1% After Analyst Downgrade

Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) stock fell 1% after TD Cowen lowered its price target to $560 from $600 while maintaining a "hold" rating. The defense contractor has received mixed analyst sentiment, with several firms recently trimming price targets or downgrading the stock, yet Ma

Tone
Negative 40/100
Event
Analyst action
Published
14 Jul 2026 21:06
Source
MarketBeat
citybiz Direct company coverage

Lockheed Martin’s Polish Unit Begins Firehawk Helicopter Production for Czech Republic

Lockheed Martin's Polish subsidiary, PZL Mielec, has started producing Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk firefighting helicopters for the Czech Republic, marking Europe's first Firehawk program. These helicopters will support emergency services in the Czech Republic and contribute to the Eu

Tone
Positive 75/100
Event
Market update
Published
14 Jul 2026 17:14
Source
citybiz
Investing.com Direct company coverage

Xanadu, Lockheed Martin expand quantum workforce training

Xanadu Quantum Technologies and Lockheed Martin are expanding their collaboration to include quantum workforce training. Lockheed Martin engineers will gain access to Xanadu's PennyLane quantum programming platform and educational resources as part of Lockheed Martin's Quantum Ta

Tone
Positive 74/100
Event
Market update
Published
14 Jul 2026 11:39
Source
Investing.com
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Calamos Advisors LLC Has $25.50 Million Stock Holdings in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Calamos Advisors LLC increased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation by 20.8% in the first quarter, bringing its total holdings to 42,197 shares valued at approximately $25.5 million. Despite this, analysts are cautious, with a consensus "Hold" rating and a target price of $60

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Analyst action
Published
14 Jul 2026 08:22
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Has $9.91 Million Stock Position in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. decreased its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT) by 14.9% in the first quarter, now holding 16,394 shares valued at $9.91 million. Institutional investors collectively own 74.19% of the company's shares. Lockheed Martin has a consensus "Hold

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
14 Jul 2026 07:20
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension Sells 8,293 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension reduced its stake in Lockheed Martin Corporation by 16.6% in the first quarter, selling 8,293 shares and holding 41,524 shares valued at $25.097 million. This move comes amid various institutional investor activity and mixed analyst sentiment for

Tone
Positive 60/100
Event
Earnings
Published
14 Jul 2026 07:08
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Y.D. More Investments Ltd Boosts Position in Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT

Y.D. More Investments Ltd significantly increased its stake in Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) by 1,167.5% in the first quarter, now holding 8,695 shares valued at $5.25 million. Despite Wall Street analysts maintaining a "Hold" rating with an average target price of $609.68, Lockheed

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Analyst action
Published
13 Jul 2026 10:43
Source
MarketBeat
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" from Analysts

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) has received a consensus "Hold" rating from twenty-one analysts, with an average one-year price target of $609.68. The company's first-quarter earnings and revenue missed estimates, reporting $6.44 per share on $18.02 billion in revenue, and

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Earnings
Published
13 Jul 2026 08:52
Source
MarketBeat
Quiver Quantitative Direct company coverage

Government Contract Update: $4B payment to LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

Quiver Quantitative reports a $4 billion payment to Lockheed Martin Corporation from the Department of Defense, specifically the Department of the Army, for PAC-3 Missile production. This payment is part of $53.5 billion in award payments LMT has received over the last year. The

Tone
Positive 71/100
Event
Deals and strategy
Published
13 Jul 2026 08:38
Source
Quiver Quantitative