Alta Wealth Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 7,226 Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Alta Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 7,226 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,365,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the second quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Leidos in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in Leidos by 471.4% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. raised its holdings in Leidos by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 216 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.69% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Leidos Stock Performance

NYSE LDOS opened at $189.37 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $188.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $184.18. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $123.62 and a 12-month high of $205.77. The firm has a market cap of $24.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.67, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. Leidos had a return on equity of 33.02% and a net margin of 8.11%.The business had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 16.04%.

Leidos News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Leidos says the ENTRUST acquisition expands its energy/utility engineering capabilities, gives access to resilient utility budgets and is expected to be immediately accretive to revenue growth and EBITDA margin. Leidos to acquire power design firm ENTRUST, bolstering its energy infrastructure portfolio
• Positive Sentiment: Kohlberg (seller) confirms the sale to Leidos, signaling a completed PE exit and reinforcing the strategic rationale for adding utility engineering services. Kohlberg Announces Sale of ENTRUST Solutions Group to Leidos for $2.4 Billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Major news outlets confirm the deal is a roughly $2.4B cash purchase aimed at bolstering Leidos’ power/infrastructure presence — provides transaction details but not incremental guidance beyond press release claims. Leidos to buy power design firm ENTRUST for about $2.4 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and M&A commentary outline the strategic rationale (energy infrastructure bet) and track the market reaction; detailed terms and integration plans discussed on Leidos’ earnings/M&A call transcript. Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) M&A Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Market write-ups note Kohlberg’s sale execution (private-equity exit) and broader industry context — useful background but not directly moving near-term fundamentals. Leidos Buys ENTRUST In $2.4 Billion Power Infrastructure Bet
• Negative Sentiment: An insider sold roughly $576,630 of Leidos stock recently, which can be perceived negatively in the near term alongside a large cash acquisition and potential leverage/earnings risk. Insider Selling: Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Insider Sells $576,630.00 in Stock

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on LDOS. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 price objective (up from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.09.

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.