Shares of Lockheed Martin and RTX are surging premarket after both companies reported swelling order books driven by strong demand for military hardware. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin lifted its full-year estimate of sales, per-share earnings and free cash flow as its book of orders for jets, missiles and other military products hit a record $230 billion.
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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.
For the full year, RTX now expects adjusted earnings between $7.10 and $7.25 a share, up from its previous forecast of $6.70 to $6.90.
July 23 (Reuters) - RTX raised its 2026 sales and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on sustained demand for commercial aircraft maintenance and military systems, as airlines keep older jets flying and governments replenish weapons stockpiles. The Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense company said its backlog rose 22% from a year earlier to $289 billion, including $170 billion in commercial aerospace orders and $119 billion in defense.
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Two companies report earnings on the same morning, but retirement investors only have room for one. Before the opening bell on July 23, the gap between these two stocks tells a story worth understanding.
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The defense contractor says the new design could be fielded faster and cost less than half as much as its bestselling version.
Two defense giants are betting on opposite sides of naval warfare, and one of them just posted negative free cash flow while the other is sitting on nearly two billion dollars of it. The question is whether a $3.45 billion sensor acquisition can close that gap before program charges do further damage.
Over the past six months, Lockheed Martin’s stock price fell to $522.25. Shareholders have lost 8.8% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 9.4%. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
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.
President Trump said a contribution from the defense contractor will go toward a new South Lawn pad for Marine One helicopters.
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Lockheed Martin acquired the naval defense firm Ultra Maritime from the private equity firm Advent International.