Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 4,133 Shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 39.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,637 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,133 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $2,871,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LDOS. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 20.1% during 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 stake in Leidos by 43.8% during the 3rd quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 63,211 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,944,000 after acquiring an additional 19,268 shares during the period. Synergy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Leidos by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 233,470 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $44,116,000 after acquiring an additional 116,735 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 153,648 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,026,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other 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 transaction of $576,630.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Trading Down 2.3%

LDOS opened at $176.55 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.86, a PEG ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The company’s 50 day moving average is $185.14 and its 200-day moving average is $186.56. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $128.32 and a 1-year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The business 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 revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.37 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LDOS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group set a $204.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target 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. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.