UBS Group AG Trims Stock Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Key Points

• UBS reduced its stake in Leidos by 9.8%, selling 58,303 shares and ending the quarter with 533,824 shares (about 0.42% of the company) worth roughly $96.3 million.
• Leidos beat quarterly estimates (EPS $2.76 vs. $2.57; revenue $4.88B vs. $4.31B), issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 12.05–12.45, and holds a consensus analyst rating of Moderate Buy with an average target of $202.82 (ranges from $185 to $232 among recent notes).
• The stock trades around $149 (market cap ~$18.8B, P/E 13.4) with a 52-week range of $139.69–$205.77 and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.43 (annualized $1.72, ~1.2% yield).

UBS Group AG decreased its holdings in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 533,824 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 58,303 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned about 0.42% of Leidos worth $96,302,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of 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 stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LDOS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 price objective on Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Argus upgraded Leidos to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Leidos from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, April 18th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $202.82.

Leidos Trading Up 0.1%

Leidos stock opened at $149.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.42, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.56. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $139.69 and a fifty-two week high of $205.77. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $162.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $179.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.70.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $4.88 billion for 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 business's quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th were issued a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio is presently 15.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through 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.

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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