LMT News and Press, Lockheed Martin Corporation From 01/06/23

Summary Markets rallied sharply after the non-farm payrolls report on Jan. 6, 2023. Investors may re-calibrate investments by holding companies in strong sectors. Look out for CPI figures released next. A day before the first major economic report for 2023, the S&P 500...

Defense stocks dropped sharply Friday after a news report said the deal Kevin McCarthy is negotiating to become speaker of the House would slash defense spending by about $75 billion. The agreement would cap spending across government at 2022 levels, Bloomberg News reported, citing three...

Summary ETFs offer a wide range of advantages over selecting stocks individually. These advantages include a broader risk diversification than when investing in individual stocks. However, the selection of individual stocks also provides investors with advantages when compared to ET...

Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems ( NYSE: LMT ) was awarded a $139.65M cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-only, and firm-fixed-price contract for AEGIS fielding and sustainment. This contract provides engineering support, software development, in-service ...

Summary Vltava Fund SICAV, Plc is a global equity investment fund launched in 2004. The Fund is dedicated to qualified investors. Global stock markets and the US S&P 500 index fell but our portfolio performed significantly better. Macro forecasts have such enormous dispersion th...

Summary Lockheed Martin had one of its best years in a long time during 2022. Shares bucked the overall downward trend in the markets. Defense equities have become a safe haven in this uncertain global economy, given Russia's invasion of Ukraine as well as concerns over US-China relatio...

Summary Let's face it, 2022 was a challenging year. Major market averages and popular stocks tanked (some much more than others). While Q4 was an average quarter for my All-Weather Portfolio, full-year results outperformed major market averages significantly. Diversification, ro...

Summary This real-money portfolio wrapped up its eighth year with its best income-growing showing ever. Thanks to a dividend raise and several special payouts, ConocoPhillips was one of the DG50's star performers. Of the portfolio's holdings, Wells Fargo delivered the biggest divide...

The United States has been the world's biggest spender on defense for decades. Ongoing geopolitical tensions with Russia and China have encouraged further political support of national security investments; Congress recently approved the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, a defense bill tha...

Summary Lockheed Martin is my single-biggest investment as a result of the qualities this company brings to the table. Not only is LMT a high-quality dividend growth stock, but it also benefits from rising defense spending and its ability to grow margins and revenues in the years ahead....