Vertrix Wealth Management LLC Makes New $845,000 Investment in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Posted by Geri Gentry on Jul 2nd, 2026

Vertrix Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS – Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,432 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $845,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Leidos by 94.7% during the 4th 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 during the last quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 77.6% during the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% during the fourth 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, Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Leidos during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of LDOS stock opened at $103.23 on Thursday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.86 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $158.55. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.75%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on LDOS. Citigroup decreased their price target on Leidos from $178.00 to $138.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $125.00 target price (down from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $172.08.

View Our Latest Stock Analysis on LDOS

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value 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. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Leidos 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.