Vanguard Group Inc. Trims Stake in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,002,548 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 106,619 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned 0.12% of Leidos worth $2,834,881,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Leidos by 3.3% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,528,630 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $556,677,000 after acquiring an additional 111,813 shares during the period. Boston Partners raised its holdings in shares of Leidos by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 2,909,142 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $460,203,000 after purchasing an additional 103,321 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,221,518 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $419,778,000 after purchasing an additional 39,378 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Leidos during the second quarter valued at approximately $261,501,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in Leidos by 64.4% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,529,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $241,256,000 after buying an additional 598,974 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company beat Q4 non‑GAAP EPS and raised FY2026 guidance (EPS range 12.05–12.45), which supports upside to future earnings expectations. Leidos Posts Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Announced a ~$2.4B acquisition of Entrust to double its energy business and support the NorthStar 2030 growth strategy — a clear growth/right‑market expansion rationale that likely lifted sentiment. Defense Giant Leidos Delivers Record Cash Flow, Secures $2.4B Acquisition
• Positive Sentiment: Strong cash flow and solid bookings (book-to-bill ~1.3 in Q4; full‑year net bookings) reinforce balance‑sheet health and funding capacity for M&A and dividends. Leidos Posts Strong Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Leidos is negotiating co‑investment deals with the DoD on key programs — could de‑risk capital deployment on major programs and accelerate wins. Leidos Negotiating Co-Investment Deals With DoD For Key Programs
• Neutral Sentiment: Expanded and extended revolving credit facility — improves liquidity and optionality but is primarily an operational/financial housekeeping item. Leidos Expands and Extends Revolving Credit Facility Agreement
• Neutral Sentiment: Management presented at Citi’s Global Industrial Tech & Mobility conference — useful for investor visibility but no new material financials disclosed. Leidos Presents at Citi Conference (Transcript)
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue missed Q4 estimates as a six‑week U.S. government shutdown weighed on orders — a tangible near‑term headwind to top‑line growth. Leidos misses quarterly revenue estimates on government shutdown impact
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst action: Robert W. Baird cut its price target to $195 and moved to neutral, which can cap near‑term analyst‑driven upside. Leidos price target lowered at Baird
• Negative Sentiment: Some analyst commentary argues recent selloff was warranted on the weak revenue print — a reminder downside sentiment remains if top‑line trends don’t reaccelerate. Leidos: The Selloff Was Warranted

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their target price on Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Citigroup upped their price objective on Leidos from $218.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Bank of America raised their price objective on Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their target price on shares of Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group set a $204.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $213.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Leidos Trading Up 6.3%

Leidos stock opened at $171.74 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.70. The stock has a market cap of $21.96 billion, a PE ratio of 15.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $187.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $186.57. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a one year low of $123.62 and a one year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 10.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

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.