3,588 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Purchased by USA Financial Formulas

USA Financial Formulas acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,588 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $647,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 46.5% during the first 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. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in Leidos by 33.4% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 144,706 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $22,829,000 after buying an additional 36,232 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 2nd quarter worth $395,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 23.5% in the second quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,357 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Leidos by 37.4% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,283 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $518,000 after acquiring an additional 894 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE:LDOS opened at $155.46 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $128.32 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $177.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $185.12. The company has a market capitalization of $19.61 billion, a PE ratio of 13.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.63.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The firm’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.37 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share 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 dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on LDOS. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Citigroup boosted their target price on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $214.18.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total transaction of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.96% of the stock is 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.