SG Americas Securities LLC Cuts Stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,821 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 3,646 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $344,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in Leidos by 46.5% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,073 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 10.0% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,878 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $454,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Patton Fund Management Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos during the second quarter worth $238,000. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Leidos in the second quarter worth $2,556,000. Finally, GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new stake in Leidos in the second quarter valued at $273,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Leidos News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Leidos says the ENTRUST acquisition expands its energy/utility engineering capabilities, gives access to resilient utility budgets and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth and EBITDA margin. Leidos to acquire power design firm ENTRUST, bolstering its energy infrastructure portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Kohlberg (seller) confirms the sale to Leidos, signaling a completed PE exit and reinforcing the strategic rationale for adding utility engineering services. Kohlberg Announces Sale of ENTRUST Solutions Group to Leidos for $2.4 Billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Major news outlets confirm the deal is a roughly $2.4B cash purchase aimed at bolstering Leidos’ power/infrastructure presence — provides transaction details but not incremental guidance beyond press release claims. Leidos to buy power design firm ENTRUST for about $2.4 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and M&A commentary outline the strategic rationale (energy infrastructure bet) and track the market reaction; detailed terms and integration plans discussed on Leidos’ earnings/M&A call transcript. Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) M&A Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Market write-ups note Kohlberg’s sale execution (private-equity exit) and broader industry context — useful background but not directly moving near-term fundamentals. Leidos Buys ENTRUST In $2.4 Billion Power Infrastructure Bet
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sold roughly $576,630 of Leidos stock recently, which can be perceived negatively in the near term alongside a large cash acquisition and potential leverage/earnings risk. Insider Selling: Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Insider Sells $576,630.00 in Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $189.37 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $188.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.18. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $123.62 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The company has a market cap of $24.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.61 by $0.44. Leidos had a return on equity of 33.02% and a net margin of 8.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.04%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LDOS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Zacks Research cut Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.09.

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.