Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. Has $2.47 Million Stock Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 391.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,902 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,669 shares during the quarter. Leidos comprises 1.4% of Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc.’s holdings in Leidos were worth $2,473,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of LDOS. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Leidos by 77.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Leidos by 94.7% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Leidos during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% during the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LDOS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the company from $185.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial reduced their price target 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $177.92.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

NYSE LDOS opened at $100.45 on Tuesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $99.53 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $126.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.20, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.40.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.97 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Insider Activity

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

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.