Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Purchases 20,023 Shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd lifted its holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 117.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,095 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,023 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Leidos were worth $6,692,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Leidos by 1.0% in the third quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp increased its holdings in Leidos by 0.7% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 8,243 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,558,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Leidos by 14.2% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 492 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 517 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. This trade represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. 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 owned by company insiders.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $124.24 on Thursday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.53 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $156.35 and its 200-day moving average is $176.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.38, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.56.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (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 the consensus estimate 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 last year, the firm posted $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently commented on LDOS. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Citigroup cut 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. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $193.64.

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.