5,102 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Acquired by Leonteq Securities AG

Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 5,102 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $920,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Leidos by 77.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Leidos by 110.5% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth $31,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth $46,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have weighed in on LDOS. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Argus raised shares of Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Leidos from $232.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $193.64.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $122.97 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.47 billion, a PE ratio of 11.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $150.04 and its 200-day moving average is $173.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.40. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $121.20 and a 52 week high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. Leidos’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.