125,758 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Purchased by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension bought a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 125,758 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,687,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position 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 shares of 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 acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth $31,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth $32,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Trading Down 1.6%

NYSE LDOS opened at $123.52 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $121.53 and a 12 month high of $205.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The company has a market capitalization of $15.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $154.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.60.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS 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 firm had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.97 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, research analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 15.75%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on LDOS. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Argus upgraded shares of Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Leidos from $232.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Leidos has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $193.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the 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 sale, the director owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the firm’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 transaction, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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 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.