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General Dynamics (GD) reported fiscal second-quarter results ahead of Wall Street estimates and incr
Lockheed Martin stock rallies on blockbuster Q2 earnings and raised full-year guidance. Options pricing suggests continued gains ahead in LMT shares.
The defense contractor posted $20.1 billion in quarterly sales and now projects free cash flow of more than $7 billion for the year
Lockheed Martin and RTX both rose more than 5% before the market open. Their stocks are taking very different directions.
Investing.com -- Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) reported second-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations and raised its full-year outlook, sending shares up 7.3% premarket on Thursday.
Lockheed Martin delivered the beat-and-raise quarter the stock and the sector badly needed. The defense contractor reported second-quarter earnings per share of $7.94 from sales of $20.1 billion on Thursday morning. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $7.19 from sales of $19.3 billion.
NLight stock blasted higher on Thursday, flashing an early buy signal after the Defense Department tapped the Camas, Wash., company to create the next-generation architecture for low-cost U.S. missile and drone defense. Lockheed Martin's Aculight unit also was selected for the Joint Laser Weapon System program. Craig-Hallum hiked its price target on NLight to 100 from 80, keeping a buy rating, according to The Fly investment news site.
July 6 () - Lockheed Martin has agreed to buy naval defense company Ultra Maritime from Advent for $3.45 billion, the private equity firm said on Monday.
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Back in late April, Apr 25, 2026, I wrote about Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet calling the current defense environment a "golden opportunity." These are two words that don't often come up in earnings calls, and two words that were starting to be backed up by serious contract momentum. The ...
Record revenue, upbeat guidance, and a swelling defense-backed backlog put this space contractor in sharp focus, today, May 8, 2026.
Textron clears earnings views, announces plans to separate industrials business. Analyst rates AeroVironment a buy. Lockheed Martin, RTX land contracts.
