Van ECK Associates Corp Sells 132,091 Shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jun 13th, 2026

Van ECK Associates Corp lowered its holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS – Free Report) by 5.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,279,221 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 132,091 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp’s holdings in Leidos were worth $411,171,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of LDOS. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at about $318,839,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at about $242,464,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 64.4% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,529,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $241,256,000 after acquiring an additional 598,974 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp grew its position in shares of Leidos by 2,924.4% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 405,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $73,095,000 after acquiring an additional 391,784 shares during the period. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 663.3% in the 4th quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 355,824 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $64,191,000 after acquiring an additional 309,206 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Performance

NYSE LDOS opened at $122.05 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $137.96 and a 200-day moving average of $166.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.40. The stock has a market cap of $15.35 billion, a PE ratio of 11.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.50. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.20 and a 52-week high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.40 billion during 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%. Leidos’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on LDOS. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 price objective for the company. Argus raised shares of Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.50.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on LDOS

About Leidos

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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.