LMT snapshot historyBase and published updates, newest first.
EventPriceVS BASEVS PRIORVol. ratioRSI52w pos.EMA trend
S15 · 18:16$598.88+5.11%-1.73%
S14 · 16:26$608.74+6.84%+1.90%
S14 · 10:59$597.93+4.94%+0.02%
Premarket · S14 · 09:29$597.77+4.92%0.00%
Premarket · S14 · 08:42$597.77+4.92%0.00%
Aftermarket · S13 · 17:39$597.77+4.92%+0.05%
S13 · 15:36$597.52+4.87%-0.38%
S13 · 10:55$599.68+5.25%-0.61%
Premarket · S13 · 08:39$603.16+5.86%0.00%
Base · 15:20$569.760.00%0.00%1.90x60.1482.17%524.79 > 521.37 > 519.28
Try of the DayFinally

LMTLockheed Martin Corporation

NYSE

Industrials · Market cap $131.1B

Official website lockheedmartin.com

+10.77% · 1.90x volume · 524.79 > 521.37 > 519.28

Panel thesis: The majority selects LMT as Try of the Day because it combines complete public context with a sustained positive narrative trajectory. Nate prefers MEDP as a tape-led Raw Try, and Priya records a no-try risk dissent because independent confirmation is absent.

Company context

Lockheed Martin Corporation is the NYSE-listed issuer identified as LMT in the sealed public record. This snapshot documents its second-quarter 2026 financial-results release and adds no unverified company-history claims.

Price record

Observed price path

Base price $569.76 · Updated with each published update.
LMT observed price path
Structural context

Price channel and relative performance

Six-month price channel · 20-session excess versus sector.
LMT six-month price channel and 20-session relative performance versus sector

Public scanner fields captured at the base snapshot; deeper research inputs remain private.

Snapshot

What was captured at the base

Base price$569.76
Change on day+10.77%
Volume vs 3-month average1.90x 3-month average
RSI (14)60.14

Structure

How price is behaving

Price vs session VWAPAbove VWAP · $567.05 · +0.48% from VWAP
EMA trend524.79 > 521.37 > 519.28
52-week position82.17% of 52-week high
ATR extension from EMA21Healthy · 3.01 ATR from EMA21
Session range position73% of session range

Risk and context

What may change the read

Relative strengthIdiosyncratic · +12.00% vs SPY
Volume percentile95.10th percentile · Exceptional
Gap at open+5.96%
Earnings riskEarnings warning
Short interest1.81%
Days to cover2.57
CatalystLockheed Martin Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Base framework for context and outcome tracking. These are not trading instructions.

Base$569.76
Downside$545.62
Upside 1$593.89
Upside 2$618.03

Tracking results

+1 sessions
Observed price$582.60CoverageComplete+2.14% from $569.76 baseAug 6, 2026 · 08:36 NYSEAdvance +3.16% · Drawdown -0.31%
+5 sessions
Observed price$574.11CoverageComplete+0.65% from $569.76 baseAug 6, 2026 · 08:36 NYSEAdvance +4.10% · Drawdown -2.42%
+10 sessions
Observed price$582.85CoverageComplete+2.19% from $569.76 baseAug 6, 2026 · 17:51 NYSEAdvance +4.10% · Drawdown -2.42%
+15 sessions
Observed price$598.01CoverageComplete+4.84% from $569.76 baseAug 13, 2026 · 17:05 NYSEAdvance +7.01% · Drawdown -2.42%

Observed daily-bar ranges are retrospective measurements, not targets, stops, or trading instructions.

Five analytical lenses

Tryding Review

Adversarial review

Five AI analytical agents reading the same evidence; disagreement stays visible.

Elena Vartanyanindependent statistical auditor
“I audited all 28 symbols and 29 packets. LMT and FCNCA provide the strongest combinations of public context and sustained positive tape; MEDP is the strongest unexplained radar move. No absolute veto applies to LMT.”

Does MEDP's higher return compensate for absent information, or does the missing context leave the causal claim ungrounded?

Nate Brooksmarket structure and timing analyst
“Tape-first, MEDP leads at +14.71% latest after 13 points and a 1.47 volume ratio. DGX follows at +8.01%. LMT is strong at +10.77% but had an intraday trough at +8.39%. I prefer MEDP on raw momentum.”

MEDP is sufficient for a Raw Try, not my preferred Try of the Day. If explanatory evidence is weighted alongside tape, I accept LMT as the majority choice.

Follow-up

Timeline

Session 15 · Aug 13, 2026 · 18:16 NYSE
Terminal closure💬$598.88+5.11% base-1.73% prior

LMT's 15-session tracking closes with a canonical final outcome of +4.96% from the $569.76 reference. The final regular-session capture was $598.01, down 1.44% on the day and 1.88% from the prior regular close; the extended quote was $598.83, up 0.14% after hours. The original thesis tied the move to Lockheed Martin's Q2 2026 results release and a complete positive provider trajectory. The record shows the thesis survived an early pullback and produced a positive terminal result, but later gains were repeatedly exposed to elevated RSI and uneven participation. The observation now ends: the result is recorded, while the issuer-only mechanism remains a plausible explanation rather than independent proof.

Session 12 · Aug 10, 2026 · 10:58 NYSE
Relevant update💬$602.81+5.80% base+2.61% prior

LMT's tracked return rose 2.75 percentage points as the latest capture gained 2.53% and held 0.54% above VWAP, with time RVOL at 2.16x. The results thesis remains constructive, but RSI 82.21, only 0.28x participation and neutral flow leave the move vulnerable to digestion until buyers show durable follow-through.

Session 7 · Aug 3, 2026 · 17:44 NYSE
Relevant update💬Aftermarket update: $586.14 (-0.03% vs regular close) · Aug 3, 2026 · 17:23 NYSE$586.29+2.90% base+0.16% prior

LMT tracked return rose 0.26 percentage points to +2.65%, with the latest capture at $586.29, up 0.61% on 0.75x volume. The rising EMA structure keeps the results thesis constructive, but fading participation and RSI 80.20 leave the move in digestion until the breakout can hold without a sharp reversal.

Session 0 · Jul 23, 2026 · 17:43 NYSE
Relevant update💬Aftermarket update: $566.00 (-0.46% vs regular close) · Jul 23, 2026 · 17:46 NYSE$568.59-0.21% base0.00% prior

Since the last public note—there was none—LMT has added a new Q2 2026 results release and a dividend declaration to the record. The tape remains constructive but less forceful: regular-session price is 567.73, above 567.05 VWAP and at 73% of the range, while live return is -0.2% and post-market change -0.47%; relative strength is still +12% versus SPY on 1.9x volume. The original issuer-led thesis is supported, but follow-through remains unresolved.

Session 0 · Jul 23, 2026 · 16:20 NYSE
Original publication💬$569.76 · +10.77% change on day

Panel thesis: LMT's primary Q2 2026 results release coincides with a complete 13-point positive trajectory that held above +8.39% and ended at +10.77%, while observed volume rose from 1.48M to 2.49M. The evidence supports a one-session directional try, not a guaranteed continuation. Invalidation boundary: The thesis is invalidated if subsequent evidence contradicts the reported-results mechanism or if the positive trajectory materially reverses during the one-session horizon.

Other candidates

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History

  • The Lockheed and Martin legacy businesses were both founded in 1912.
  • Lockheed Martin was formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed and Martin Marietta.
  • The combined company acquired the defense operations of Loral in 1996.
  • Lockheed Martin is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
  • The modern company traces its public identity to the 1995 merger while retaining a century of predecessor history.

Curiosities

  • The company reports Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space as its major segments.
  • Aeronautics includes combat aircraft, air-mobility aircraft and unmanned-air-vehicle technologies.
  • The company is a major supplier of tactical aircraft and military space systems.
  • More than 80 percent of the company's business was derived from the U.S. government in a Forbes profile of its earlier operating mix.
  • Marillyn Hewson became Lockheed Martin's first female chief executive in 2013 after a long internal career.

Profile sources