1352 et  lockheed martin corp is one of the most talked about companies in the us across all news items in the last 12 hours according to factiva data the companys shares were trading higher tuesday afternoon after it lockheed martin reported higher sales and earnings in the third quarter compared with the yearago period the company also said it increased its sharerepurchase authorization and its quarterly dividend rate however lockheed martin also said it was still dealing with parts and labor shortages at 147 pm et the stock was trading 91 higher at 43332 a share dow jones  co owns factiva stephennakrosiswsjcom