Market Data Evidence

The defense primes closed August 27 at LMT 565.89, RTX 212.08 and NOC 545.13 - all materially below their fifty-two-week highs of 692.00, 226.88 and 774.00 respectively, so the record contracted backlog is not yet reflected in the equity. Levels via the public Yahoo Finance chart endpoint, used in place of Massive due to plan-tier limitation.

Provenance — node opacity = source trust
Evidence Strength
Moderate
Evidence Observed At
Aug 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM UTC
Citation
https://www.thedailyupside.com/industries/industrials/lockheed-rtx-pile-up-record-backlogs-investors-pile-in/
Citation Source
Benzinga
Market Metric
Close Price
Observed Value
565.89
About Security
Lockheed Martin