Lockheed Martin misses profit estimates on lower F-35 deliveries

Lockheed Martin Corp reported quarterly profit below estimates on Tuesday, hurt by lower F-35 deliveries as an economic slowdown brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic dented demand for the US weapons maker's products.
 

Shares of the company fell 1.2% in premarket trading, after the company said fourth-quarter deliveries of its F-35 jets fell 17.6% from 51 jets a year earlier.
 

The company said it now expects 2021 revenue between $67.10 billion to $68.50 billion, in line with analysts' expectation of revenue of about $68.04 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.