Directional Asset Management Acquires New Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Key Points

• Directional Asset Management opened a new position in Leidos, buying 8,131 shares worth about $1.47 million, which represents 1.3% of its portfolio and is its 23rd largest holding.
• Leidos beat quarterly expectations with $2.76 EPS vs. $2.57 expected and $4.88B revenue, set FY2026 guidance of 12.05–12.45 EPS, and carries a MarketBeat consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” with a $202.82 target.

Directional Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 8,131 shares of the aerospace company's stock, valued at approximately $1,467,000. Leidos accounts for 1.3% of Directional Asset Management's portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Leidos by 77.6% during 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 during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in Leidos by 110.5% during 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 during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new position in Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on LDOS shares. Wells Fargo & Company initiated 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. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Argus upgraded shares of Leidos to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Leidos has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $202.82.

Leidos Stock Down 2.2%

LDOS opened at $147.47 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $165.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $181.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.58. The stock has a market cap of $18.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.65. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $139.69 and a 12 month high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $4.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th were paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. 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.

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