Apella Capital LLC Raises Stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Apella Capital LLC grew its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 39.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,755 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,292 shares during the quarter. Apella Capital LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $2,910,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Leidos by 77.6% during the fourth 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. boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 94.7% in the fourth 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 period. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Leidos Stock Performance

NYSE LDOS opened at $99.77 on Friday. 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 Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $99.65 and a 1-year high of $205.77. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $128.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.55 billion, a PE ratio of 9.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 0.50.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (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 analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.97 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available 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 Leidos stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.77% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Leidos from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $140.00 in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $177.92.

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.