Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. Takes Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 3,233 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $583,000.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Leidos by 77.6% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth $28,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth $31,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Leidos during the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter valued at about $39,000. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Leidos stock opened at $155.46 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.12. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $128.32 and a fifty-two week high of $205.77. The firm has a market cap of $19.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos’s revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on LDOS. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $214.18.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,414,500.75. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Leidos

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.