Alta Wealth Advisors LLC Takes $1.37 Million Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Alta Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 7,226 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,365,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. First Pacific Financial acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos during the second quarter worth $27,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in Leidos during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Leidos during the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in Leidos by 471.4% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. raised its position in shares of Leidos by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 216 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Leidos News

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Leidos says the ENTRUST acquisition expands its energy/utility engineering capabilities, gives access to resilient utility budgets and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth and EBITDA margin. Leidos to acquire power design firm ENTRUST, bolstering its energy infrastructure portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Kohlberg (seller) confirms the sale to Leidos, signaling a completed PE exit and reinforcing the strategic rationale for adding utility engineering services. Kohlberg Announces Sale of ENTRUST Solutions Group to Leidos for $2.4 Billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Major news outlets confirm the deal is a roughly $2.4B cash purchase aimed at bolstering Leidos’ power/infrastructure presence — provides transaction details but not incremental guidance beyond press release claims. Leidos to buy power design firm ENTRUST for about $2.4 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and M&A commentary outline the strategic rationale (energy infrastructure bet) and track the market reaction; detailed terms and integration plans discussed on Leidos’ earnings/M&A call transcript. Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) M&A Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Market write-ups note Kohlberg’s sale execution (private-equity exit) and broader industry context — useful background but not directly moving near-term fundamentals. Leidos Buys ENTRUST In $2.4 Billion Power Infrastructure Bet
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sold roughly $576,630 of Leidos stock recently, which can be perceived negatively in the near term alongside a large cash acquisition and potential leverage/earnings risk. Insider Selling: Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Insider Sells $576,630.00 in Stock

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total transaction of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,414,500.75. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on LDOS. UBS Group set a $204.00 target price on Leidos in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Bank of America boosted their price target on Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $213.09.

Leidos Price Performance

LDOS opened at $189.37 on Tuesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $123.62 and a 1 year high of $205.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company has a market capitalization of $24.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $188.96 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $184.18.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. Leidos had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 33.02%. The firm had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

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

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.