Lockheed Martin stock falls 1.15% and underperforms rivals

7 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 8

Shares closed at $506.51 on Friday, marking a second straight loss as the S&P 500 rose 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow added 0.02%.
Lockheed lagged Boeing, whose shares rose 2.74%, while RTX fell 0.39% and Northrop Grumman slipped 0.50% in the same session.
The stock finished 26.8% below its 52-week high of $692 reached on March 2, while trading volume of 1.3 million stayed below its 50-day average.

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