Diversified Trust Co. Invests $1.07 Million in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Diversified Trust Co. bought a new stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,932 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,070,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. TABR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Leidos in the fourth quarter valued at $1,883,000. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its position in Leidos by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,074 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 58,636 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,583,000 after purchasing an additional 5,541 shares during the period. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC now owns 15,254 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,752,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedmont Private Capital boosted its holdings in Leidos by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on LDOS shares. UBS Group set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $214.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $157.53 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $178.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.24. The company has a market cap of $19.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.15, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.70. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $128.32 and a one year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.37 EPS. The firm’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

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

About Leidos

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.