Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 5,386.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 99,917 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 98,096 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $18,025,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Leidos in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Motco purchased a new position in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Down 1.3%

LDOS opened at $155.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market cap of $19.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.97, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.63. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $128.32 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $177.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $185.08.

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

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.45%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,414,500.75. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on LDOS shares. Citigroup raised their price target on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price 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. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.18.

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.