Nwam LLC Trims Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Nwam LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 90.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,876 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 17,173 shares during the quarter. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $356,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in 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 last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in Leidos by 110.5% in the fourth 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. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in Leidos in the third quarter worth $31,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in Leidos in the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in Leidos in the third quarter worth $39,000. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on LDOS shares. Wall Street Zen raised Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price target on Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $193.64.

Leidos Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of LDOS stock opened at $128.40 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $157.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $176.89. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $125.34 and a fifty-two week high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.97 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.75%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the completion of 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. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

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.