Braun Stacey Associates Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Braun Stacey Associates Inc. increased its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 10,572 shares during the period. Braun Stacey Associates Inc.’s holdings in Leidos were worth $22,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Savvy Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Leidos by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 7,484 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,350,000 after acquiring an additional 767 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 18.6% in the fourth quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 24,007 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,331,000 after acquiring an additional 3,761 shares during the period. Kendall Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 29.7% in the fourth quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 6,685 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,206,000 after acquiring an additional 1,530 shares during the period. PFG Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the fourth quarter worth about $257,000. Finally, LeConte Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Leidos by 7.5% during the 4th quarter. LeConte Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,755 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on LDOS. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, February 23rd. UBS Group set a $204.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. 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 report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Argus upgraded shares of Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $211.00.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos 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 completion of the transaction, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE LDOS opened at $158.64 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $173.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $184.20. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $128.32 and a one year high of $205.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.70. The company has a market capitalization of $20.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.65.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 $4.88 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos’s revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.45%.

Leidos 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.