- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Next-week expectancy is positive at 55.09% based on similar historical setup states.
LMT
NYSE
Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lockheed Martin Corporation · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Latest close
582.7 USD
0.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 6.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 32/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 79d.
Setup score
55
out of 100
Latest Close
582.7 USD
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
0.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
15.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
55.8%
29 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
0.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.7%.
Indicator stack
31/58
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.09%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Bullish
32/100 conviction; expected move 3.2%.
News sentiment
58/100
45 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
Event risk
79d
Next report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 62.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 6.7% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.2012-week average 0.29
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 6.7% over four weeks, 15.8% over 12 weeks, and 42.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year29
Trend breadth55.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change99.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.84Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change147.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 97%
Model confidence 97%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength64/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality86/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Momentum80/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework66/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 21.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 8.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 11.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 11.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 15.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 28.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 7.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 49.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 77.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 1.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.7x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningBullish
LMT shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.68, expected move of 3.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Conviction33/100
Expected move3.2%
Put/call volume0.68
Insider activity6 / 2
6 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.News sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.
18 positive · 24 neutral · 3 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings79dNext report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move3.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-15.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-13.3%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank12 / 100
Group average-3.6%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD54.0%positive activity pressure
RS53.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Aerospace & Defense
4-week rank6 / 82
Group average-10.6%
Trend breadth23.2%
Trend23.2%active weekly trend signals
MD34.1%positive activity pressure
RS26.8%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape51/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 51/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis15/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 0/12, relative leadership 2/12.
Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.09%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.09% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors64/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 28 SVQF66/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 345.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options51/100LMT shows bullish options pressure with a 32/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.68, expected move of 3.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.
Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 3.2% Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 45 relevant articles.
Bank of America Corp DE Sells 299,221 Shares of Lockheed Martin Corporation $LMT Insiders6 / 26 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.
Earnings79dNext report is scheduled for 20 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Research flow1 items0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 582.7 USD | 0.0% | 572.1 USD | 476.0 USD | -0.01 | 1.84 | 6.9M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 582.6 USD | 14.5% | 569.1 USD | 474.9 USD | -0.31 | 3.23 | 8.5M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 508.8 USD | -2.8% | 565.6 USD | 473.8 USD | -0.62 | -10.07 | 4.3M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 523.2 USD | -4.2% | 564.2 USD | 473.2 USD | -0.65 | -9.04 | 4.4M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 545.9 USD | 7.6% | 562.6 USD | 472.6 USD | -0.71 | -3.91 | 4.8M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 507.4 USD | -0.7% | 559.3 USD | 471.8 USD | -0.85 | -8.74 | 8.9M | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 510.9 USD | -5.4% | 557.3 USD | 471.3 USD | -0.96 | -10.38 | 7.2M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 540.3 USD | 3.2% | 555.4 USD | 470.7 USD | -1.00 | -4.57 | 5.2M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 523.8 USD | -0.6% | 552.6 USD | 470.0 USD | -1.06 | -7.14 | 5.3M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 526.9 USD | -0.5% | 550.1 USD | 469.3 USD | -1.07 | -9.11 | 5.8M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 529.7 USD | 3.3% | 548.6 USD | 468.7 USD | -1.07 | -7.54 | 6.2M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 512.6 USD | 1.9% | 546.8 USD | 467.9 USD | -1.00 | -9.93 | 5.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 503.1 USD | -1.2% | 545.9 USD | 467.3 USD | -0.93 | -11.57 | 7.7M | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 509.4 USD | -0.1% | 545.7 USD | 466.7 USD | -0.77 | -8.69 | 8.2M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.