Like a cruise missile veering off course, shares of aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) have fizzled rather than soared in 2025. Muted profit guidance and market concerns toward the Trump administration's defense spending policies have emerged as recent headwinds for the stock,

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Shares of Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT shed 1.57% to $461.50 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.49% to 5,599.30 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.