FourThought Financial Partners LLC Has $242,000 Stock Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

FourThought Financial Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 82.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,280 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 6,203 shares during the period. FourThought Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $242,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its position in Leidos by 20.1% in the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 339,972 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $64,241,000 after purchasing an additional 56,905 shares during the period. LBP AM SA increased its holdings in Leidos by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 63,211 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $11,944,000 after buying an additional 19,268 shares during the period. Synergy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Leidos by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 233,470 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $44,116,000 after buying an additional 116,735 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 1,353.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 165,003 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,031,000 after buying an additional 153,648 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,221,518 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $419,778,000 after buying an additional 39,378 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Up 0.3%

LDOS opened at $173.81 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $21.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.62, a PEG ratio of 1.23 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. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $184.15 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.34. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $128.32 and a twelve month high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Leidos’s payout ratio is 15.45%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on LDOS shares. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on shares of Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered 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. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $214.18.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,414,500.75. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.