Korea Investment CORP Trims Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Key Points

• Korea Investment CORP cut its stake in Leidos by 8.6% in the third quarter, selling 13,300 shares and holding 141,630 shares worth about $26.76 million (roughly 0.11% of the company).
• Earnings and guidance: Leidos reported $2.76 EPS (beating the $2.57 estimate) but missed revenue at $4.21B vs. $4.31B, and set FY2026 EPS guidance of $12.05–$12.45.
• Dividends and analyst views: The company declared a $0.43 quarterly dividend (annualized $1.72, ~1.0% yield), while several analysts trimmed price targets leaving a MarketBeat consensus of "Moderate Buy" with a $214.18 target.

Korea Investment CORP reduced its holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 141,630 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 13,300 shares during the period. Korea Investment CORP owned about 0.11% of Leidos worth $26,762,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Leidos by 2.7% during the third quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 2,203 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $416,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 2,974 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $469,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 3.7% in the second quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 1,639 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Leidos by 0.7% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 8,243 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,558,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Finally, CX Institutional raised its position in Leidos by 4.3% during the third quarter. CX Institutional now owns 1,503 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Leidos Stock Up 0.9%

LDOS stock opened at $179.58 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.63. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $128.32 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $186.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The company had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. Leidos's revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. Leidos's payout ratio is presently 15.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on LDOS. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $214.18.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company's stock.

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.

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