Lockheed Martin Stock Options

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Lockheed Martin's option chain provides insight into all available option contracts written on Lockheed Martin's stock. Investors can see outstanding put and call contracts with pricing information and greeks for a given expiration period. In addition, each of Lockheed Martin's stock options below provides a detailed picture of the payoff. Comparing vital and dynamic information of various option contracts across diverse expiration periods will help you make an educated decision on your market timing strategies around investing in a given Lockheed option contract.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Lockheed Martin

Analyzing Lockheed Martin's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Lockheed Martin regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Lockheed Martin's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Lockheed Martin's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Lockheed Martin's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Lockheed Martin's latest option contracts expiring on 2024-04-26 are carrying combined implied volatility of 32.86 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.82 over 140 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on 2024-04-26. The current put volume is at 4083, with calls trading at the volume of 5305. This yields a 0.77 put-to-call volume ratio. The Lockheed Martin option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Lockheed Martin option contracts. It shows all of Lockheed Martin's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

Open Interest Against 2024-04-26 Option Contracts

Lockheed Martin option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Lockheed Martin's lending market. For example, when Lockheed Martin's puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Lockheed Martin, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Lockheed Martin stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Lockheed Martin's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Lockheed Martin's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Lockheed Martin's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Lockheed Martin Maximum Pain Price across 2024-04-26 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as Lockheed Martin close to expiration to expire worthless. According to most research, approximately 10% to 15% of all stock options are exercised, while about 35% expire worthlessly, with roughly 50% traded out before the expiration date. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Lockheed Martin's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Lockheed Martin common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Lockheed stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Lockheed Martin's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Lockheed Martin. Also, note that the market value of any company could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.
For more information on how to buy Lockheed Stock please use our How to Invest in Lockheed Martin guide.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Lockheed Martin lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Lockheed Martin's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Lockheed Martin contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Lockheed Stock moves the wrong way.
At this time, Lockheed Martin's Common Stock Shares Outstanding is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Other Stockholder Equity is likely to gain to about 86.9 M in 2024, whereas Capital Stock is likely to drop slightly above 214 M in 2024.

Lockheed Martin In The Money Call Balance

When Lockheed Martin's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lockheed Martin stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Lockheed Martin's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Lockheed Martin are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Lockheed Current Options Market Mood

Lockheed Martin's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Lockheed Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of Lockheed Martin's calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. Lockheed Martin's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction. Using current Lockheed Martin's option volume and open interest to make an investment decision is considered a contrarian-sentiment measure that can be utilized in many timing strategies in both derivative and spot marketplace.

Rule 16 of the current Lockheed contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Lockheed Martin will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 2.05% per day over the life of the 2024-04-26 option contract. With Lockheed Martin trading at USD 459.14, that is roughly USD 9.43. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Lockheed Martin's daily price movement you should consider buying Lockheed Martin options at the current volatility level of 32.86%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Lockheed Martin options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Lockheed calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Lockheed Martin stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Lockheed Martin Option Chain

When Lockheed Martin's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Lockheed Martin stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Lockheed Martin's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Lockheed. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Lockheed. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Lockheed Martin against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
DeltaGammaOpen IntExpirationCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $250.00.96135.0E-402024-04-26206.7 - 213.30.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $260.00.95995.0E-402024-04-26196.8 - 203.20.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $270.00.99282.0E-402024-04-26187.3 - 193.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $280.00.99242.0E-402024-04-26177.3 - 183.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $290.00.99462.0E-402024-04-26166.6 - 173.90.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $300.00.94748.0E-402024-04-26156.7 - 163.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $310.00.9942.0E-402024-04-26146.6 - 153.90.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $320.00.99363.0E-402024-04-26136.6 - 143.90.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $330.00.98834.0E-402024-04-26127.4 - 133.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $335.00.98346.0E-402024-04-26122.7 - 128.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $340.00.98585.0E-402024-04-26116.9 - 124.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $345.00.92950.001402024-04-26111.8 - 118.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $350.00.92690.001502024-04-26106.7 - 113.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $355.00.97320.00102024-04-26102.5 - 109.10.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $360.00.98537.0E-402024-04-2697.4 - 103.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $365.00.9180.001902024-04-2691.7 - 98.40.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $370.00.96950.001202024-04-2687.5 - 94.10.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $375.00.97320.001202024-04-2682.8 - 88.50.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $380.00.9630.001602024-04-2677.8 - 84.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $385.00.97040.001502024-04-2672.8 - 78.50.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $387.50.96960.001602024-04-2670.3 - 76.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $390.00.97090.001612024-04-2667.8 - 73.447.19In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $392.50.96160.00202024-04-2665.6 - 71.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $395.00.96460.00202024-04-2662.9 - 68.563.09In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $397.50.95720.002302024-04-2660.7 - 66.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $400.00.88440.003452024-04-2658.2 - 63.560.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $405.00.95280.002722024-04-2653.2 - 58.552.3In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $410.00.95950.0028112024-04-2647.8 - 53.554.5In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $415.00.95620.003302024-04-2642.8 - 48.50.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $420.00.95230.003912024-04-2637.8 - 43.539.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $425.00.83970.006382024-04-2632.9 - 38.534.6In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $430.00.9630.0046152024-04-2627.9 - 33.530.4In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $432.50.92670.00702024-04-2625.6 - 31.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $435.00.90480.0084112024-04-2623.8 - 28.327.9In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $437.50.91630.00902024-04-2620.6 - 26.00.0In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $440.00.81070.0112342024-04-2618.2 - 23.522.71In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $442.50.91130.011902024-04-2615.8 - 20.619.4In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $445.00.77240.0142512024-04-2613.9 - 18.518.01In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $447.50.86070.0185152024-04-2611.9 - 15.123.93In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $450.00.82030.02311162024-04-269.6 - 11.811.26In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $452.50.84730.0311352024-04-266.8 - 9.719.65In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $455.00.72950.03851672024-04-266.4 - 7.46.58In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $457.50.61380.04021742024-04-264.9 - 5.66.6In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $460.00.51020.04272382024-04-263.8 - 4.13.8In
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $462.50.41180.03871852024-04-262.5 - 2.952.95Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $465.00.31380.03643152024-04-261.8 - 2.11.78Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $467.50.22290.03161232024-04-261.15 - 1.41.2Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $470.00.1590.02514632024-04-260.8 - 0.950.8Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $475.00.08120.01452452024-04-260.3 - 0.40.38Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $480.00.04670.00854422024-04-260.2 - 0.250.22Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $485.00.03040.00542492024-04-260.1 - 0.150.15Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $490.00.01970.00343832024-04-260.05 - 0.10.1Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $495.00.01340.00231632024-04-260.05 - 0.10.07Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $500.00.00930.00164692024-04-260.05 - 0.10.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $505.00.00850.00131282024-04-260.0 - 0.10.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $510.00.00790.0011862024-04-260.0 - 0.10.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $515.00.00730.001422024-04-260.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $520.00.00698.0E-4552024-04-260.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $525.00.00435.0E-4242024-04-260.0 - 0.050.03Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $530.00.00617.0E-492024-04-260.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $550.00.00515.0E-4682024-04-260.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $570.00.00443.0E-4292024-04-260.0 - 0.050.05Out
Call
2024-04-26 CALL at $610.00.00352.0E-412024-04-260.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $610.0-0.98596.0E-402024-04-26146.8 - 153.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $600.0-0.98527.0E-402024-04-26136.8 - 143.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $590.0-0.96730.001202024-04-26128.5 - 132.70.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $580.0-0.91170.002202024-04-26117.0 - 122.70.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $570.0-0.9620.001502024-04-26108.5 - 112.80.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $560.0-0.9916.0E-402024-04-2697.5 - 102.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $550.0-0.99047.0E-402024-04-2688.3 - 91.70.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $545.0-0.98620.00102024-04-2683.0 - 87.10.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $540.0-0.96790.001902024-04-2678.2 - 82.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $535.0-0.96150.002202024-04-2673.6 - 77.30.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $530.0-0.95470.002502024-04-2668.6 - 72.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $525.0-0.88660.00402024-04-2661.9 - 67.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $520.0-0.95010.003102024-04-2658.7 - 62.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $515.0-0.87630.004702024-04-2651.9 - 57.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $510.0-0.96340.003102024-04-2648.1 - 52.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $505.0-0.97380.002802024-04-2642.7 - 47.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $500.0-0.85430.006502024-04-2636.9 - 42.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $495.0-0.84420.007502024-04-2632.0 - 37.40.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $490.0-0.82850.008802024-04-2627.3 - 32.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $485.0-0.8130.010302024-04-2622.1 - 27.50.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $480.0-0.80480.012822024-04-2617.5 - 22.218.2In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $475.0-0.98080.021972024-04-2612.7 - 17.29.1In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $470.0-0.80250.0246232024-04-269.6 - 12.67.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $467.5-0.78350.0321142024-04-267.8 - 9.26.0In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $465.0-0.69290.03761472024-04-266.3 - 7.15.8In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $462.5-0.60140.04361122024-04-264.6 - 5.15.4In
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $460.0-0.49010.04461662024-04-263.3 - 3.83.5Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $457.5-0.38480.0409782024-04-262.25 - 2.652.55Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $455.0-0.28370.03692742024-04-261.5 - 1.851.64Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $452.5-0.2090.0298852024-04-260.95 - 1.21.15Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $450.0-0.14640.02331852024-04-260.55 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $447.5-0.10820.0178522024-04-260.35 - 0.60.55Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $445.0-0.0660.01251642024-04-260.25 - 0.40.3Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $442.5-0.05260.00961292024-04-260.1 - 0.30.25Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $440.0-0.0410.00743132024-04-260.1 - 0.20.2Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $437.5-0.03060.0055582024-04-260.05 - 0.20.15Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $435.0-0.01230.00284702024-04-260.05 - 0.20.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $432.5-0.01140.0024602024-04-260.05 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $430.0-0.02460.00365252024-04-260.05 - 0.150.15Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $425.0-0.00940.00162072024-04-260.05 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $420.0-0.00840.0013922024-04-260.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $415.0-0.00760.00111642024-04-260.0 - 0.10.05Out
 Put
2024-04-26 PUT at $410.0-0.00588.0E-4622024-04-260.0 - 0.050.04Out

Lockheed Martin Common Stock Shares Outstanding Over Time

The total number of shares of a company's common stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders.
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Lockheed Martin Total Stockholder Equity Over Time

The total equity held by shareholders, calculated as the difference between a company's total assets and total liabilities. It represents the net value of the company owned by shareholders.
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Lockheed Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

4.17 Billion

At this time, Lockheed Martin's Total Stockholder Equity is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

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Lockheed Martin Corporate Directors

Lockheed Martin corporate directors refer to members of a Lockheed Martin board of directors. The board of directors generally takes responsibility for the Lockheed Martin's affairs and long-term direction of the entity. A corporate director does not make decisions for the corporation on his own. As a member of the board of directors, she or he must function as a part of a group that makes decisions on behalf of the business only by the board of directors' meetings. To pass a resolution, a majority of Lockheed Martin's board members must vote for the resolution. The Lockheed Martin board of directors' duties also include the election, removal, and supervision of officers, including the adoption, amendment, and repeal of bylaws.
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Is Lockheed Martin's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Lockheed Martin. If investors know Lockheed will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Lockheed Martin listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.024
Dividend Share
12.15
Earnings Share
27.54
Revenue Per Share
269.96
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.01)
The market value of Lockheed Martin is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Lockheed that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Lockheed Martin's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Lockheed Martin's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Lockheed Martin's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Lockheed Martin's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
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