United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Acquires 77,731 Shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Key Points

• United Super Pty Ltd increased its Leidos stake by 653.2% in the fourth quarter, adding 77,731 shares to reach 89,631 shares valued at about $16.2 million.
• Leidos reported better-than-expected quarterly results, posting EPS of $3.13 versus estimates of $2.88 and revenue of $4.40 billion versus $4.28 billion expected. The company also raised or affirmed FY2026 guidance at $12.10–$12.50 EPS.
• Analysts largely remain constructive, with a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.25, even though several firms recently cut their targets. Leidos also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share to be paid June 30.

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) by 653.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 89,631 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 77,731 shares during the period. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund owned about 0.07% of Leidos worth $16,169,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $230,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Leidos by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,039,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its holdings in Leidos by 0.7% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in Leidos by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 492 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $89,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its holdings in Leidos by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 517 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares of the company's stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. The trade was a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed 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. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.77% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on LDOS shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $232.00 to $178.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird cut 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. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Leidos from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "hold (c+)" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $191.25.

Leidos Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $131.49 on Friday. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $121.20 and a 1 year high of $205.77. The stock has a market cap of $16.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $145.73 and a 200 day moving average of $171.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 1.40 and a quick ratio of 1.29.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Leidos's payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

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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