Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Stock Holdings Increased by Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 14,177 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,145 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in Leidos were worth $2,238,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Leidos by 50.0% in the second quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 228 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Groupe la Francaise raised its holdings in Leidos by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Groupe la Francaise now owns 1,566 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $212,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Resolute Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Resolute Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 5,134 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $693,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Leidos by 0.7% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,078 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,900,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 9.2% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,273 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $172,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on LDOS. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Leidos from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 4th. UBS Group increased their price objective on Leidos from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Leidos from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $188.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Stephen Edward Hull sold 12,497 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $178.14, for a total transaction of $2,226,215.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 25,817 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,599,040.38. This trade represents a 32.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.05, for a total transaction of $356,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,804,892.85. This represents a 16.48% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 22,975 shares of company stock worth $4,078,740 in the last 90 days. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Leidos Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of Leidos stock opened at $184.27 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $123.62 and a 52-week high of $202.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.64 billion, a PE ratio of 17.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company's fifty day moving average price is $184.19 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $163.22.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.58. The business had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.22% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The firm's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.63 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.150-11.450 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio is presently 15.12%.

About Leidos

Leidos Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S.

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