Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Bought by Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 84.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,409 shares during the period. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Leidos were worth $1,739,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Leidos by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Leidos by 94.7% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the company from $185.00 to $140.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.50.

Leidos Stock Performance

LDOS stock opened at $124.65 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a market cap of $15.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.51. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $121.20 and a 12-month high of $205.77. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $141.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $168.46.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly 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. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The business’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

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

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.