Nykredit A S Makes New Investment in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Key Points

• Nykredit A/S initiated a Leidos stake, purchasing 43,938 shares valued at approximately $4.5 million in the second quarter. Institutional investors collectively own 76.12% of the company.
• Leidos exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $3.26 in EPS on $4.56 billion in revenue, with revenue up 7.2% year over year. The company guided to fiscal 2026 EPS of $12.20–$12.50.
• Leidos declared a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share and authorized a 20 million-share buyback. Analysts maintain a consensus “Hold” rating with an average price target of $162.93.

Nykredit A S purchased a new stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 43,938 shares of the aerospace company's stock, valued at approximately $4,524,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Diamant Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Leidos by 16,475.4% in the 1st quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,156,784 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $646,463,000 after buying an additional 4,131,706 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Leidos by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,421,634 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $256,463,000 after buying an additional 22,013 shares during the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Leidos by 25,505.4% during the 4th quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC now owns 42,505 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $7,668,000 after buying an additional 42,339 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 4th quarter valued at $318,839,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 1st quarter worth $20,225,000. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Leidos Stock Performance

NYSE LDOS opened at $133.19 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $137.53. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.86 and a 12-month high of $205.77. The firm has a market cap of $16.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.42, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.91 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.44 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.81% and a net margin of 7.80%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $3.21 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.38 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Leidos's payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

Leidos declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Friday, July 31st that permits the company to buyback 20,000,000 shares. This buyback authorization permits the aerospace company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on LDOS shares. UBS Group increased their target price on Leidos from $124.00 to $138.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Leidos from $152.00 to $132.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price objective on Leidos from $165.00 to $175.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 price objective on Leidos in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Leidos from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating in a research report on Monday, June 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $162.93.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, Director Noel Geer sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.66, for a total value of $1,406,600.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 34,274 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,820,980.84. This trade represents a 22.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Gary May sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.85, for a total transaction of $140,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,204 shares in the company, valued at $1,437,233.40. The trade was a 8.93% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.77% 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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