Lbp Am Sa Buys 19,268 Shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Lbp Am Sa lifted its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 43.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 63,211 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,268 shares during the quarter. Lbp Am Sa’s holdings in Leidos were worth $11,944,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter worth $28,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in Leidos during the 2nd quarter worth $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its position in Leidos by 471.4% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos during the third quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Trading Down 1.0%

NYSE LDOS opened at $189.37 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $24.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $188.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $184.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $123.62 and a one year high of $205.77.

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

Leidos Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the business’s 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 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 filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group set a $204.00 price target on Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.