6,365 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Acquired by Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc.

Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 6,365 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $990,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of LDOS. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos during the first quarter worth $26,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its stake in Leidos by 94.7% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Leidos in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have weighed in on LDOS shares. Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $125.00 price target (down from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, June 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $177.92.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $100.45 on Tuesday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $99.53 and a 12-month high of $205.77. The company has a market capitalization of $12.64 billion, a PE ratio of 9.20, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.51. The business has a 50 day moving average of $126.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $159.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The business’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

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

Leidos Company 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.