Insight Wealth Strategies LLC Raises Stock Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Insight Wealth Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 55.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 42,747 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,192 shares during the period. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $4,406,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Diamant Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 16,475.4% during the first quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,156,784 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $646,463,000 after buying an additional 4,131,706 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Leidos by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,421,634 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $256,463,000 after acquiring an additional 22,013 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Leidos in the 4th quarter worth $318,839,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its stake in Leidos by 25,505.4% in the 4th quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 42,505 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,668,000 after acquiring an additional 42,339 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its position in Leidos by 275.0% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 278,134 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $50,175,000 after acquiring an additional 203,958 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of LDOS stock opened at $140.83 on Wednesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.86 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The stock has a market cap of $17.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $113.96 and a 200 day moving average of $143.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.63, a quick ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.35. The business had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.81% and a net margin of 7.80%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.21 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.38 EPS for the current year.

Leidos announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Friday, July 31st that allows the company to buyback 20,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the aerospace company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.04%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on LDOS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 price objective on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Leidos from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $145.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Sunday. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Leidos from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $161.60.

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.