ORG Wealth Partners LLC Has $96,000 Stock Holdings in Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS)

ORG Wealth Partners LLC decreased its position in shares of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 666 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 82 shares during the quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Leidos were worth $96,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 156.5% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,133,508 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $165,356,000 after purchasing an additional 691,575 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 27.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,405,726 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $392,133,000 after purchasing an additional 522,764 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 13.1% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,504,392 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $571,216,000 after purchasing an additional 405,256 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 24,194.3% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 377,047 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $61,459,000 after purchasing an additional 375,495 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 76.9% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 698,807 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $101,942,000 after purchasing an additional 303,775 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays increased their price target on Leidos from $165.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. TD Cowen downgraded Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup raised their price objective on Leidos from $194.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on Leidos in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $182.00 price objective on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Leidos has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $179.07.

Leidos Price Performance

LDOS stock opened at $149.38 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $160.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $157.68. The stock has a market cap of $19.93 billion, a PE ratio of 17.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Leidos Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $107.73 and a 1 year high of $202.90.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.97. The firm had revenue of $4.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.06 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.31% and a net margin of 7.37%. The company’s revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.03 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Leidos Holdings, Inc. will post 9.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This is a boost from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.38. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.22%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Surya N. Mohapatra sold 2,748 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $194.97, for a total value of $535,777.56. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 20,001 shares in the company, valued at $3,899,594.97. This trade represents a 12.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. sold 1,047 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of $184.94, for a total value of $193,632.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 6,408 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,185,095.52. The trade was a 14.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S.