Lockheed Martin Scores $62B 10-Year US Airforce Contract

Lockheed Martin (LMT) has been awarded a $62 billion ten-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ), fixed-price-incentive contract for new production of F-16 Foreign Military Sale (FMS) aircraft.The total value for the initial delivery order is $4,941,105,246 and will be awarded on the same date, the US Department of Defense wrote on August 14.According to the statement, the initial delivery order is for 90 aircraft, including both the pre-priced recurring core configuration costs at $2,862,797,674 and the engineering change proposal/ undefinitized contract action for the non-recurring costs not-to-exceed $2,078,307,572 obligated at approximately $1,018,370,710.Work will be primarily performed in Greenville, South Carolina; and Fort Worth, Texas, and should be completed on Dec. 31, 2026.Following the company’s Q2 financial results, RBC Capital analyst Michael Eisen boosted the stock’s price target to $405 from $404 but maintained a Hold rating, citing the company’s ‘lofty valuation.’LMT reported better than feared 2Q results and increased FY’20 guidance for all key metrics, he noted. However sales guidance that was increased for the Aeronautics, RMS, and Space segments as well as consolidated results implies a material slowdown in growth for 2H, from +11% Y/Y in 1H to ~5% in 2H.“We think that the 2H deceleration is the result of a combination of delayed COVID-19 disruptions, uncertainty regarding the duration of these disruptions, and likely some conservatism” Eisen told investors on July 22. (See Lockheed’s stock analysis on TipRanks).Overall, LMT scores a Moderate Buy rating from the Street with 6 recent Buy ratings versus 4 Hold ratings. Meanwhile, with shares flat year-to-date, the $428 average analyst price target translates into 9% upside potential.Related News: DraftKings Sinks As IRS Tax Threat Hits; Street Stays Bullish Altria vs Philip Morris: Which Stock Is A More Compelling Buy? iQIYI Tumbles 12% On SEC Probe Over Fraud Allegations More recent articles from Smarter Analyst: * Alibaba’s Ant Group Starts Filing Process For Blockbuster China IPO * Buffett’s Berkshire Builds Position In Barrick Gold, Says Goodbye To US Banks * Barclays Cuts Micron's PT On Chip Demand Woes * Baidu Takes Buyback Program To $3B; Stock Down 6% Post-Print