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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 ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 130.0m as of 2024-02-09, 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 ≈ $20.29. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($22.7m notional), 9 hold puts ($8.8m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 247 |
| Q4 2022 | 247 |
| Q1 2023 | 244 |
| Q2 2023 | 241 |
| Q3 2023 | 241 |
| Q4 2023 | 272 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 120 | 112 |
| Q1 2023 | 128 | 102 |
| Q2 2023 | 89 | 118 |
| Q3 2023 | 104 | 93 |
| Q4 2023 | 132 | 102 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $3.9m | $1.5m | 0.38 |
| Q2 2023 | $6.7m | $2.3m | 0.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $7.9m | $2.4m | 0.31 |
| Q4 2023 | $22.7m | $8.8m | 0.39 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.3m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +1.1m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.1m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +777.6k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +506.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +486.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +481.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +441.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +412.3k |
Biggest sellers
| BAMCO INC /NY/ | Reduced | -588.1k |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -554.4k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -515.5k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -421.1k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -421.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Sold out | -366.1k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -280.0k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Reduced | -272.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -270.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -214.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $7.3m361.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.8m187.4k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $3.3m161.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.4m115.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $2.2m109.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.1m105.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $868.4k42.8k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $527.5k26.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $150.1k7.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $14.2k700 shares |
Biggest puts
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | First filing | $3.9m192.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.0m98.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.8m87.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $831.9k41.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $133.9k6.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $67.0k3.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $56.8k2.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $40.0k2.0k 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 2023
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $102.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.5m | $1.7m |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 8 | $1.9m | $409.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 6 | $1.7m | $1.1m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-26 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $142.8k7.0k shares |
| 2023-12-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $92.5k4.5k shares |
| 2023-12-04 | MILLS THOMAS E IV President, C5ISR Division | Sold plan | $321.8k16.1k shares |
| 2023-12-04 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $120.0k6.0k shares |
| 2023-11-27 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $135.8k7.0k shares |
| 2023-11-27 | MILLS THOMAS E IV President, C5ISR Division | Sold | $121.4k6.2k shares |
| 2023-11-21 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $263.2k14.0k shares |
| 2023-11-15 | Rock Stacey G President, KTT Division | Sold | $139.1k7.5k shares |
| 2023-11-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $83.2k4.5k shares |
| 2023-11-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $24.2k1.3k shares |
| 2023-10-30 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $118.2k7.0k shares |
| 2023-10-16 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $76.2k4.5k shares |
| 2023-10-16 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $17.1k1.0k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.2m $246.8m | Added +229.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7m $237.7m | Added +506.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $135.0m | Added +1.3m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 5.8m $116.7m | Reduced -515.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.23% of their portfolio | 4.1m $84.2m | Reduced -272.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $81.0m | Added +195.6k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 3.9m $78.4m | Reduced -588.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $71.2m | Added +481.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 3.2m $64.7m | Added +777.6k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.1m $63.1m | Reduced -421.1k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.61% of their portfolio | 3.1m $63.0m | Reduced -421.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.9m $59.5m | Added +2.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $57.9m | Added +151.7k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $57.1m | Added +352.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $44.5m | Added +29.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $42.0m | Added +3.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.57% of their portfolio | 1.8m $36.7m | Reduced -57.7k |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. 14.68% of their portfolio | 1.8m $36.0m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.6m | Added +43.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $30.2m | Added +1.1m |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.58% of their portfolio | 1.5m $29.9m | Reduced -12.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.0m | Reduced -169.2k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.7m | Reduced -20.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.9m | Reduced -126.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.4m | Added +280.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.1m | Reduced -4.2k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.1m | Reduced -54.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.9m | Added +486.9k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.83% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.2m | Reduced -21.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.3m | Added +297.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $23.1m | New |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 3.03% of their portfolio | 985.4k $20.0m | Reduced -20.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 916.5k $18.6m | Added +441.3k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 736.0k $14.9m | Added +197.7k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.32% of their portfolio | 626.6k $12.7m | Reduced -9.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 604.2k $12.3m | Reduced -45.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 599.7k $12.2m | Reduced -112.4k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.54% of their portfolio | 513.5k $10.4m | Reduced -20.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 499.7k $10.1m | Unchanged |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4.59% of their portfolio | 466.5k $9.5m | Unchanged |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 456.8k $9.3m | Reduced -270.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 434.0k $8.8m | Reduced -554.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.6k $8.6m | Reduced -148.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 412.3k $8.4m | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 388.9k $7.9m | Reduced -59.8k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 371.5k $7.5m | Reduced -79.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 357.0k $7.2m | Reduced -66.4k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 352.1k $7.1m | Reduced -107.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 350.5k $7.1m | Reduced -175.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 344.8k $7.0m | Added +148.2k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 8.16% of their portfolio | 310.0k $5.9m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.3k $5.6m | Added +106.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.4k $5.2m | Added +7.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 255.3k $5.2m | Added +86.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 254.1k $5.2m | Reduced -26.4k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 243.3k $4.9m | Reduced -26.6k |
| Global IMC LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 241.3k $4.9m | New |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 210.2k $4.3m | Reduced -85.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.4k $4.2m | Added +2.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 204.3k $4.1m | Added +28.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.4k $4.1m | Added +101.2k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 2.58% of their portfolio | 189.9k $3.9m | Reduced -27.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.1k $3.8m | Added +66.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 185.0k $3.8m | Reduced -30.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 183.7k $3.7m | Added +16.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.6k $3.7m | Reduced -19.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.6k $3.6m | Added +2.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.7k $3.6m | Added +88.9k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 176.7k $3.6m | Added +22.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.1k $3.6m | Added +17.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.1k $3.5m | Added +22.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.8k $3.4m | Added +17.1k |
| Canal Insurance CO 0.92% of their portfolio | 164.2k $3.3m | Added +7.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.0k $3.3m | Added +20.9k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.9k $3.3m | New |
| Vienna Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Vienna Insurance Group 1.40% of their portfolio | 150.0k $3.0m | Reduced -10.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.4k $3.0m | Added +45.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.2k $3.0m | Added +19.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.2k $2.8m | Added +3.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 135.8k $2.8m | Reduced -4.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.1k $2.6m | Reduced -30.5k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 129.0k $2.6m | Added +79.8k |
| Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 128.8k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 1.49% of their portfolio | 128.5k $2.6m | New |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 127.8k $2.6m | Added +58.9k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.8k $2.6m | Reduced -6.9k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 124.8k $2.5m | Reduced -20.9k |
| Simplicity Solutions, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 124.3k $2.5m | Reduced -21.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.2k $2.4m | Added +5.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.0k $2.4m | Reduced -16.1k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.3k $2.2m | Added +41.0k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 0.80% of their portfolio | 103.5k $2.1m | Reduced -5.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.0m | Added +46.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.6k $2.0m | Reduced -151.2k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 94.4k $1.9m | Reduced -49.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.4k $1.9m | Added +24.9k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 91.0k $1.8m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 89.6k $1.8m | Added +2.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.2k $1.8m | Added +30.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.2k $1.7m | Added +35.2k |