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COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 50077B207 · ISIN US50077B2079
U.S. military contractor
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($701.3k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 126.0m as of 2022-10-28, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $10.31. Options: 7 managers hold calls ($4.0m notional), 5 hold puts ($994.0k).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 247 |
| Q4 2022 | 247 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $4.7m | $2.0m | 0.43 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.0m | $994.0k | 0.25 |
Biggest buyers
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +907.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +702.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +602.3k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +577.5k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | New | +476.4k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC | Added | +460.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +448.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | New | +365.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +250.7k |
Biggest sellers
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -1.6m |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -877.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -658.5k |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. | Sold out | -483.4k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -441.3k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | Sold out | -436.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -314.1k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -307.5k |
| Roubaix Capital, LLC | Sold out | -237.8k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -228.8k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.7m165.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $668.7k64.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $484.0k46.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $463.4k44.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $363.0k35.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $325.1k31.5k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $516.0k50.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $400.4k38.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $49.5k4.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $28.0k2.8k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -2.6 pts · filed 2026-07-29 | 10.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), STATE STREET CORP (4.9%, 2026-02-09)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 5 | $2.0m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 7 | $2.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $232.1k | 8 | $1.9m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 4 | $899.5k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $103.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-12 | Cervantes de Burgreen Maria VP & Corporate Controller | Sold | $18.5k2.0k shares |
| 2022-11-14 | Liberatore Samuel N Director | Sold | $84.5k8.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.8m $121.4m | Added +198.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.9m $112.7m | Added +602.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 7.7m $80.0m | Reduced -441.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.9m $60.9m | Added +448.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $52.0m | Added +54.9k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.75% of their portfolio | 5.0m $51.9m | Added +54.9k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.3m $44.4m | Added +190.0k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 3.9m $39.7m | Added +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $32.7m | Added +156.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $28.1m | Added +907.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.4m $24.7m | Added +79.7k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $21.0m | Added +702.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0m $20.6m | Added +133.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 1.9m $19.5m | Reduced -26.9k |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. 6.73% of their portfolio | 1.8m $18.3m | Reduced -19.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $18.3m | Reduced -188.7k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.6m | Reduced -18.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $15.4m | Reduced -54.5k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 1.90% of their portfolio | 1.4m $14.3m | Added +460.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.8m | Added +123.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.2m | Added +64.2k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.2m | Reduced -877.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $12.0m | Added +250.7k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $11.5m | Reduced -89.7k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.5m | Reduced -228.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $10.4m | Added +3.2k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 994.4k $10.3m | Added +37.4k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 978.7k $10.1m | Reduced -41.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 913.0k $9.4m | Added +577.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 848.4k $8.6m | Reduced -198.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 828.2k $8.5m | Reduced -69.1k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.52% of their portfolio | 768.1k $7.9m | Reduced -60.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 745.9k $7.7m | Added +50.3k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 730.3k $7.5m | Added +120.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 658.8k $6.8m | Reduced -14.4k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 636.6k $6.6m | Added +115.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 607.5k $6.3m | Reduced -314.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 520.1k $5.4m | Added +36.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 505.4k $5.2m | Reduced -658.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.0k $5.0m | Reduced -207.5k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 1.89% of their portfolio | 476.4k $4.9m | New |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 3.26% of their portfolio | 466.5k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 442.5k $4.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 430.4k $4.4m | Added +192.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 385.9k $4.0m | Added +73.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 365.0k $3.8m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 317.2k $3.3m | Added +94.4k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 3.73% of their portfolio | 310.0k $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.1k $3.1m | Added +7.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.4k $3.1m | Added +207.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.5k $2.9m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 281.3k $2.9m | First filing |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 280.3k $2.9m | Added +74.8k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.9k $2.6m | Added +76.9k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 244.8k $2.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.2k $2.3m | Reduced -28.0k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 218.5k $2.3m | Reduced -28.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.5k $2.2m | Added +7.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.4k $2.0m | Reduced -84 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.4k $1.8m | Reduced -93.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 168.1k $1.7m | Added +32.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.3k $1.7m | Added +14.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.0k $1.7m | Added +20 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 159.8k $1.6m | Added +23.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.9k $1.6m | Added +2.6k |
| Canal Insurance CO 0.45% of their portfolio | 157.0k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 154.8k $1.6m | Added +11.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.3k $1.6m | Added +2.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.1k $1.4m | Reduced -13.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.2k $1.4m | Added +137.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.2k $1.4m | Added +94.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.9k $1.4m | Reduced -116.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.2k $1.3m | Added +58.0k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 124.1k $1.3m | First filing |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.4k $1.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.1k $1.3m | Reduced -21.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.3k $1.3m | Added +5.0k |
| Greenland Capital Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 117.0k $1.2m | First filing |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.1k $1.2m | Added +8.4k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 110.9k $1.1m | Unchanged |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.2k $1.0m | Added +48.5k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 102.7k $1.1m | Reduced -804 |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 100.5k $1.0m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $1.0m | Reduced -755 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.5k $985.3k | Added +44.5k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 95.1k $981.2k | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.0k $969.8k | Reduced -11.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.8k $958.1k | First filing |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 91.3k $942.2k | Reduced -4.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.8k $916.4k | Added +9.3k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 86.7k $894.9k | Added +9.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.5k $851.5k | Reduced -10.2k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 80.0k $826.1k | Added +2.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.5k $758.7k | Reduced -151.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.3k $745.7k | Reduced -350 |
| U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 68.5k $706.8k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 67.2k $693.0k | Reduced -61.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $683.1k | Added +630 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.5k $675.9k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.0k $649.5k | Added +22.2k |