10,919 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Purchased by Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc.

Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,919 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,970,000. Leidos comprises about 1.3% of Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 94.7% in the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Leidos by 77.6% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $107.16 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $13.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $134.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $163.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.40. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $106.08 and a 52-week high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LDOS has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen raised Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, June 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price objective on Leidos in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $177.92.

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.