LMT Lockheed Martin Corporation
$533.24
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80%
Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Mild · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 8.6% above fair value

You pay $533.24
Bear $387.70
Fair $491.08
Bull $594.47
Bear $387.70 -27.3% $22.60 × 18x + net cash
Fair $491.08 -7.9% $22.60 × 22x + net cash
Bull $594.47 +11.5% $22.60 × 26x + net cash

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($22.60)

Implied Market Multiple 23.6x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $635.11 from 37 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $491.08 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Wall Street's average price target is $635.11 (from 37 analysts). Our estimate is 32% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing