Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Stock Holdings Lifted by Inscription Capital LLC

Inscription Capital LLC increased its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 179.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,753 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 4,340 shares during the period. Inscription Capital LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $1,276,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 46.5% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,073 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $415,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Leidos by 14.9% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,112 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Leidos by 46.0% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 49,812 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $8,197,000 after acquiring an additional 15,705 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Leidos by 15.9% in the 2nd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 10,600 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,672,000 after acquiring an additional 1,457 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 10.3% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,524 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $556,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $543,120.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,526,738. The trade was a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LDOS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Citigroup raised their target price on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Bank of America upped their price target on Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. UBS Group set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.09.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $191.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.43 billion, a PE ratio of 17.82, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $123.62 and a 1-year high of $205.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $188.93 and its 200-day moving average is $183.38.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. The firm had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 33.02% and a net margin of 8.11%.Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.04%.

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.