Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Shares Sold by Seizert Capital Partners LLC

Key Points

• Seizert Capital Partners cut its stake in Leidos by 22.0% in Q4, selling 24,439 shares and leaving it with 86,720 shares valued at about $15.64 million.
• Leidos beat quarterly estimates with EPS of $2.76 (vs. $2.57 expected) and revenue of $4.88 billion (vs. $4.31B expected), and set FY 2026 guidance of 12.050–12.450 EPS (consensus ~12.26).
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.43 ($1.72 annualized, ~1.2% yield), while analysts hold a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $202.82.

Seizert Capital Partners LLC cut its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 86,720 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 24,439 shares during the period. Seizert Capital Partners LLC owned approximately 0.07% of Leidos worth $15,644,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Leidos by 77.6% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Leidos during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Leidos Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE LDOS opened at $149.32 on Monday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52 week low of $139.69 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $162.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $179.28. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.83 billion, a PE ratio of 13.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.56.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released 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. The business had revenue of $4.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.37 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LDOS shares. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Argus upgraded shares of Leidos to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Citigroup boosted their target price on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, UBS Group set a $204.00 price target on Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $202.82.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 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.

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