New Age Alpha Advisors LLC Has $7.67 Million Position in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS

New Age Alpha Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 25,505.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 42,505 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 42,339 shares during the quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $7,668,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Leidos by 77.6% in the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its position in Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Wexford Capital LP acquired a new stake in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Up 0.1%

LDOS stock opened at $126.11 on Monday. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $149.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $173.20. The company has a market cap of $15.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.56. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $121.20 and a twelve month high of $205.77.

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

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.75%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was 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 $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on LDOS shares. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $193.64.

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.