Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service grew its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 275.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 278,134 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 203,958 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service’s holdings in Leidos were worth $50,175,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in Leidos by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. 44 Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Leidos by 1.0% in the third quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its holdings in Leidos by 0.7% in the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 8,243 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,558,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in Leidos by 14.2% in the fourth quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 492 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Leidos by 13.4% in the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 517 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $127.93 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.20 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a market capitalization of $16.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.72, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $144.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $170.99.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.97 EPS. Leidos’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on LDOS. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 20th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $232.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. 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. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $191.25.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.77% of the stock is currently 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.