Cvfg LLC Makes New $1.04 Million Investment in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Cvfg LLC purchased a new stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 6,671 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,038,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in Leidos by 46.5% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,073 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $415,000 after acquiring an additional 976 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in Leidos by 86.3% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 14,250 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,248,000 after purchasing an additional 6,600 shares in the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Leidos by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 3,399 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $536,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Leidos by 20.2% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 41,405 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $6,532,000 after buying an additional 6,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis raised its holdings in Leidos by 222.3% during the second quarter. Natixis now owns 8,155 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,287,000 after buying an additional 5,625 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company set a $125.00 price objective on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Leidos from $140.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $167.69.

Leidos Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of Leidos stock opened at $107.11 on Thursday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.86 and a 1 year high of $205.77. The firm has a market cap of $13.47 billion, a PE ratio of 9.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $120.58 and a 200-day moving average price of $155.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate 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 was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the director owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. This trade represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

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.