Dakota Wealth Management Increases Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Dakota Wealth Management boosted its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 55.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 10,085 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 3,604 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management’s holdings in Leidos were worth $1,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 46.5% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,073 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $415,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 33.4% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 144,706 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $22,829,000 after buying an additional 36,232 shares during the period. Global Retirement Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at about $395,000. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Leidos by 23.5% during the 2nd quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,357 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $372,000 after acquiring an additional 449 shares during the period. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Leidos by 37.4% during the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 3,283 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $518,000 after acquiring an additional 894 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

LDOS opened at $155.46 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $128.32 and a one year high of $205.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $185.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.97, a PEG ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.63.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.37 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.1%. Leidos’s payout ratio is 15.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LDOS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. Citigroup increased their price objective on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, UBS Group set a $204.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $214.18.

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.