SG Americas Securities LLC Cuts Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

SG Americas Securities LLC reduced its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 66.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,821 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 3,646 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. First Pacific Financial acquired a new position in Leidos during the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos during the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Leidos by 471.4% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. increased its holdings in Leidos by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 216 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Price Performance

LDOS stock opened at $189.37 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $188.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $184.18. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $123.62 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The company has a market capitalization of $24.21 billion, a PE ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.61 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 33.02%. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS. Analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

Key Stories Impacting Leidos

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Leidos says the ENTRUST acquisition expands its energy/utility engineering capabilities, gives access to resilient utility budgets and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth and EBITDA margin. Leidos to acquire power design firm ENTRUST, bolstering its energy infrastructure portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Kohlberg (seller) confirms the sale to Leidos, signaling a completed PE exit and reinforcing the strategic rationale for adding utility engineering services. Kohlberg Announces Sale of ENTRUST Solutions Group to Leidos for $2.4 Billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Major news outlets confirm the deal is a roughly $2.4B cash purchase aimed at bolstering Leidos’ power/infrastructure presence — provides transaction details but not incremental guidance beyond press release claims. Leidos to buy power design firm ENTRUST for about $2.4 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and M&A commentary outline the strategic rationale (energy infrastructure bet) and track the market reaction; detailed terms and integration plans discussed on Leidos’ earnings/M&A call transcript. Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) M&A Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Market write-ups note Kohlberg’s sale execution (private-equity exit) and broader industry context — useful background but not directly moving near-term fundamentals. Leidos Buys ENTRUST In $2.4 Billion Power Infrastructure Bet
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sold roughly $576,630 of Leidos stock recently, which can be perceived negatively in the near term alongside a large cash acquisition and potential leverage/earnings risk. Insider Selling: Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Insider Sells $576,630.00 in Stock

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on LDOS shares. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $213.09.

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.