Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. Makes New $1.87 Million Investment in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,327 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,866,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 20.1% during the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 339,972 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $64,241,000 after buying an additional 56,905 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 25,505.4% during the 4th quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 42,505 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,668,000 after buying an additional 42,339 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 2,924.4% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 405,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $73,095,000 after buying an additional 391,784 shares during the last quarter. LBP AM SA boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 41.7% during the 4th quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 89,597 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $16,163,000 after buying an additional 26,386 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Pension Service boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 275.0% during the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 278,134 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $50,175,000 after buying an additional 203,958 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on LDOS shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $232.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $191.25.

Leidos Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $126.90 on Wednesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $121.20 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The company has a market capitalization of $15.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $144.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $170.32. 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 (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.97 EPS. Leidos’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

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

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.