Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super Invests $28.45 Million in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Aware Super Pty Ltd as trustee of Aware Super purchased a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 182,900 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,445,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Diamant Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Leidos by 16,475.4% in the 1st quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,156,784 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $646,463,000 after acquiring an additional 4,131,706 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the fourth quarter worth $318,839,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 998.6% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,097,724 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $170,718,000 after purchasing an additional 997,807 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 64.4% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,529,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $241,256,000 after purchasing an additional 598,974 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 2,924.4% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 405,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $73,095,000 after purchasing an additional 391,784 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Performance

LDOS stock opened at $108.27 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $98.86 and a 1-year high of $205.77. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $116.56 and a 200 day moving average price of $152.55. The company has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.91, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.3 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on LDOS shares. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $160.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $140.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Leidos from $195.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $163.80.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

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.