Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Holdings Raised by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 998.6% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,097,724 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 997,807 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $170,718,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Leidos by 94.7% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 110.5% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Up 0.0%

NYSE LDOS opened at $107.16 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $133.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $163.35. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $106.08 and a 12 month high of $205.77. The company has a market capitalization of $13.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.81, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.51.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 15.75%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LDOS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group cut Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $185.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $177.92.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the completion of 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos 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.