Vise Technologies Inc. Increases Stock Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 162.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,184 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 8,158 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Leidos were worth $2,378,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its stake in Leidos by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Leidos by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 1,337 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $241,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on LDOS. Bank of America decreased their price target on shares of Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $140.00 in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.50.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Performance

Leidos stock opened at $124.65 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $141.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $168.60. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.20 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The company has a market cap of $15.68 billion, a PE ratio of 11.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.50.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.88 by $0.25. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. The firm had revenue of $4.40 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.97 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 12.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors 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 yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

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.