World Investment Advisors Has $369,000 Stock Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

World Investment Advisors lowered its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 66.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 2,374 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 4,716 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Leidos were worth $369,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. New York State Teachers Retirement System grew its position in Leidos by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 125,537 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $19,524,000 after purchasing an additional 1,432 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its position in shares of Leidos by 503.7% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 35,298 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $5,490,000 after buying an additional 29,451 shares during the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG raised its position in shares of Leidos by 5.0% during the first quarter. Leonteq Securities AG now owns 5,358 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $833,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the first quarter valued at about $527,000. Finally, Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 1.5% in the first quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 247,937 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $38,559,000 after buying an additional 3,666 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Leidos Price Performance

NYSE LDOS traded up $0.19 on Friday, reaching $106.81. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,067,987 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,991,468. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $98.86 and a 52 week 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 firm has a market cap of $13.44 billion, a PE ratio of 9.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.54. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $119.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $155.00.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.27 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s 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 sale, the director directly owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,345,686.75. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.77% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LDOS has been the topic of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Leidos from $178.00 to $138.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Leidos presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $165.00.

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.