Wells Fargo Cuts Lockheed Martin Price Target By ~18%

Wells Fargo analyst Matthew Akers lowered the price target on Lockheed Martin Corp LMT to $406 (3% upside) from $496 while maintaining the Equal Weight rating on the shares.
The analyst believes that LMT will struggle to outgrow its defense peers with large F-35 exposure where sales are flattish from here.
Akers says that LMT is still seeing supply chain impacts and expects these to continue through year-end. Delayed agreement on F-35 lot 15-17 deal affected sales and cash in the quarter, to be recovered after the contract is signed.
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The analyst stated that LMT's new contract is not seen as margin dilutive. LMT's outlook assumes continued accelerated payments to suppliers.
While LMT did not provide an updated long-term sales outlook, it noted it will take 2-3 years for the "clutch to engage" in recent demand translating to sales (2024 and beyond), said Akers.
Morgan Stanley analyst Kristine Liwag also lowered Lockheed Martin's price target to $522 (32% upside) from $525 while maintaining the Overweight ratings on the shares.
Price Action: LMT shares are trading higher by 1.20% at $394.92 on the last check Wednesday.
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