Natixis Advisors LLC Grows Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 186,506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,810 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.15% of Leidos worth $35,242,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in LDOS. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos in the third quarter worth approximately $39,000. Motco bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Colonial Trust Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 1,942.9% during the 2nd quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 286 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Leidos by 32.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 271 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of LDOS stock opened at $172.53 on Wednesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $128.32 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 0.63.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.37 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.45%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. The trade was a 7.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $214.18.

About Leidos

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.