Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Sold by Hudson Value Partners LLC

Hudson Value Partners LLC reduced its stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 50.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,515 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 4,510 shares during the quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $465,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Leidos by 94.7% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Leidos during the third quarter worth about $32,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Leidos Trading Up 1.2%

LDOS opened at $140.83 on Wednesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $98.86 and a 12 month high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.14, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.60. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $113.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $143.46.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.35. The company had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.81% and a net margin of 7.80%.Leidos’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.21 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.38 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Friday, July 31st that permits the company to repurchase 20,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid 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 Tuesday, September 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on LDOS shares. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Leidos from $124.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, June 17th. TD Cowen upped their price objective on Leidos from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Leidos from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on Leidos from $180.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $161.60.

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.