Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Lockheed Martin LMT.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the positions showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with LMT, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 options trades for Lockheed Martin.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 46% bullish and 53%, bearish.
Out of all of the options we uncovered, there was 1 put, for a total amount of $48,180, and 12, calls, for a total amount of $546,660.
What's The Price Target?
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $400.0 and $480.0 for Lockheed Martin, spanning the last three months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Lockheed Martin options trades today is 658.57 with a total volume of 2,218.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Lockheed Martin's big money trades within a strike price range of $400.0 to $480.0 over the last 30 days.
Lockheed Martin Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Significant Options Trades Detected:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $400.00 | $93.6K | 308 | 13 |
| LMT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $475.00 | $92.1K | 105 | 6 |
| LMT | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $430.00 | $62.8K | 52 | 48 |
| LMT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $450.00 | $48.1K | 112 | 2 |
| LMT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/02/24 | $440.00 | $42.8K | 10 | 20 |
About Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin is the world's largest defense contractor and has dominated the Western market for high-end fighter aircraft since it won the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in 2001. Lockheed's largest segment is aeronautics, which derives upward of two-thirds of its revenue from the F-35. Lockheed's remaining segments are rotary and mission systems, which is mainly the Sikorsky helicopter business; missiles and fire control, which creates missiles and missile defense systems; and space systems, which produces satellites and receives equity income from the United Launch Alliance joint venture.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Lockheed Martin, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Lockheed Martin's Current Market Status
- Trading volume stands at 274,197, with LMT's price down by 0.0%, positioned at $456.5.
- RSI indicators show the stock to be may be approaching overbought.
- Earnings announcement expected in 15 days.
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