Savant Capital LLC Cuts Stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Savant Capital LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 70.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,707 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 13,614 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $1,030,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 77.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 94.7% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% 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. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This trade represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of Leidos stock opened at $126.90 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $15.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $144.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $170.32. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $121.20 and a one year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. Leidos’s payout ratio is 15.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on LDOS shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price target on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Bank of America cut their price target on Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, May 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $191.25.

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.