Tredje AP fonden Has $1.82 Million Stock Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Tredje AP fonden lowered its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 30.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,651 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 4,201 shares during the quarter. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Leidos were worth $1,824,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Allianz Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 56,905 shares during the period. LBP AM SA grew its position in Leidos by 43.8% during the third quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 63,211 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,944,000 after buying an additional 19,268 shares in the last quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Leidos by 100.0% during the third quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 233,470 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $44,116,000 after acquiring an additional 116,735 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia increased its stake in Leidos by 1,353.1% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 165,003 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,031,000 after acquiring an additional 153,648 shares during the period. Finally, Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,026,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Leidos Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $173.48 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $186.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.77. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $123.62 and a fifty-two week high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.59.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its 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 net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The company had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total transaction of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

LDOS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price target on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Leidos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $213.27.

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.