Redwood Investment Management LLC Takes Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Redwood Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOSFree Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,583 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $472,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the second quarter worth approximately $1,024,436,000. Diamant Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,131,706 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at $318,839,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Leidos by 998.6% during the 1st 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 last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in shares of Leidos during the 2nd quarter valued at $77,623,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Noel B. Geer sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.66, for a total transaction of $1,406,600.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 34,274 shares in the company, valued at $4,820,980.84. The trade was a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $139.85 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $119.23 and its 200 day moving average is $139.41. The company has a market cap of $17.55 billion, a PE ratio of 13.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.60. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.86 and a 1 year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOSGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.35. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.81% and a net margin of 7.80%.The company had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.21 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.38 EPS for the current year.

Leidos declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Friday, July 31st that permits the company to buyback 20,000,000 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the aerospace company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 16.04%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on LDOS shares. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Leidos from $152.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Leidos from $138.00 to $161.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 price objective on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wells Fargo & Company set a $165.00 target price on Leidos in a research note on Monday, August 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Leidos from $210.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $162.93.

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Leidos Company Profile

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Leidos (NYSE:LDOS)

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