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

Seizert Capital Partners LLC cut its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 86,720 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 24,439 shares during the period. Seizert Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $15,644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $230,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Leidos by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,039,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp raised its position in shares of Leidos by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 8,243 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,558,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in Leidos by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 492 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Leidos by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 517 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on LDOS. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group set a $204.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $202.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This trade represents a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Up 0.1%

LDOS opened at $149.32 on Monday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $139.69 and a 12 month high of $205.77. The business has a 50-day moving average of $162.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $179.28. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $18.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.56.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The business had revenue of $4.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. The company’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.