Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Sold by Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC

Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 4.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,098 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 88 shares during the quarter. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $331,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Leidos by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 968 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $131,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Leidos by 169,000.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,691 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $228,000 after acquiring an additional 1,690 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Leidos during the 1st quarter valued at $412,000. Vest Financial LLC bought a new position in Leidos during the 1st quarter valued at $994,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in Leidos by 7.4% during the 1st quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 4,042 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $545,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on LDOS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Leidos from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Argus raised their price target on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 24th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.31.

Leidos Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $195.73 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $25.11 billion, a PE ratio of 18.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.71. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $179.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $159.93. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $123.62 and a fifty-two week high of $202.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.22% and a return on equity of 33.57%. Leidos’s quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.63 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.150-11.450 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Leidos’s payout ratio is 15.12%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Leidos news, insider Stephen Edward Hull sold 12,497 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.14, for a total transaction of $2,226,215.58. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 25,817 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,599,040.38. The trade was a 32.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Gregory R. Dahlberg sold 952 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $177.43, for a total transaction of $168,913.36. Following the sale, the director owned 21,068 shares in the company, valued at $3,738,095.24. This trade represents a 4.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 22,975 shares of company stock worth $4,078,740. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S.