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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 ($355.8k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 150.1m as of 2024-05-03, 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 ≈ $18.38. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($18.3m notional), 12 hold puts ($11.4m).
Trends to Q1 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 312 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 181 | 109 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $6.7m | $2.3m | 0.34 |
| Q3 2023 | $7.9m | $2.4m | 0.31 |
| Q4 2023 | $22.7m | $8.8m | 0.39 |
| Q1 2024 | $18.3m | $11.4m | 0.62 |
Biggest buyers
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC | New | +2.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.8m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.1m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +980.4k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Added | +848.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +821.0k |
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +609.2k |
Biggest sellers
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -503.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -434.5k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Sold out | -350.5k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -243.3k |
| Global IMC LLC | Sold out | -241.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC | Reduced | -182.6k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -163.9k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC | Reduced | -135.1k |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Sold out | -129.0k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -127.8k |
Biggest calls
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. | New | $3.7m200.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.2m173.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.1m167.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.1m111.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m83.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.2m64.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.2m63.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.1m57.7k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | New | $441.1k24.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $400.7k21.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $3.3m178.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.1m113.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $1.9m102.8k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m59.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | New | $919.0k50.0k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $919.0k50.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $327.2k17.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $295.9k16.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $259.0k14.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $226.1k12.3k 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 Q1 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $859.4k | $859.4k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-25 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $124.6k7.0k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $60.9k3.5k shares |
| 2024-03-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $17.9k1.0k shares |
| 2024-03-04 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $27.1k1.5k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $127.7k7.0k shares |
| 2024-02-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $73.0k3.5k shares |
| 2024-02-14 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $120.0k6.0k shares |
| 2024-01-29 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $121.4k7.0k shares |
| 2024-01-16 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $66.0k3.5k shares |
| 2024-01-02 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $120.8k6.0k 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, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0m $256.8m | Added +1.8m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.7m $233.3m | Added +980.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.8m $143.8m | Added +1.2m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 5.5m $101.2m | Reduced -243.3k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.49% of their portfolio | 4.7m $86.0m | Added +1.5m |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 4.4m $80.4m | Added +511.5k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $78.4m | Added +119.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $74.5m | Added +63.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9m $71.1m | Added +359.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $69.0m | Added +821.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $60.5m | Added +437.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $57.2m | Added +1.8k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.57% of their portfolio | 3.1m $57.1m | Added +46 |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $50.1m | Reduced -86.8k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.05% of their portfolio | 2.6m $47.0m | Added +1.3m |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.5m $46.2m | New |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.34% of their portfolio | 2.3m $41.9m | Added +1.1m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $37.3m | Reduced -163.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $36.7m | Reduced -72.5k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.8m $33.6m | Added +23.8k |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. 11.32% of their portfolio | 1.8m $32.6m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $31.7m | Added +115.5k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 2.22% of their portfolio | 1.6m $29.1m | Added +848.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $28.2m | Added +45.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $27.3m | Added +104.4k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.37% of their portfolio | 1.4m $26.3m | Reduced -38.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $26.1m | Added +94.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $25.9m | Added +119.3k |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 2.28% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.9m | Reduced -118.7k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.8m | Reduced -47.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.7m | Reduced -119.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.9m | Reduced -118.5k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 900.4k $16.5m | Reduced -16.1k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 2.27% of their portfolio | 850.3k $15.6m | Reduced -135.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 705.4k $13.0m | Reduced -434.5k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 660.8k $12.1m | Added +226.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 610.9k $11.2m | Added +6.7k |
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.40% of their portfolio | 609.2k $11.2m | New |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.27% of their portfolio | 589.1k $10.8m | Reduced -37.4k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.50% of their portfolio | 563.5k $10.4m | Added +50.0k |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4.38% of their portfolio | 519.5k $9.5m | Added +53.0k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 518.6k $9.5m | New |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 477.1k $8.8m | Added +88.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 476.1k $8.8m | Added +63.8k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 3.91% of their portfolio | 450.5k $8.3m | Added +413.0k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 430.6k $7.9m | Reduced -69.0k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 382.3k $7.0m | Added +30.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 380.4k $7.0m | New |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 370.0k $6.8m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 368.5k $6.8m | Added +283.3k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 356.2k $6.5m | Added +195.3k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 356.1k $6.5m | Reduced -15.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.5k $6.1m | Reduced -27.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 311.6k $5.7m | Added +165.4k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 300.0k $5.5m | New |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.9k $5.4m | Reduced -127.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.6k $5.3m | Added +33.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.5k $5.0m | Added +86.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.2k $5.0m | Reduced -182.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 271.0k $5.0m | Added +15.7k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 267.6k $4.9m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.7k $4.8m | Added +6.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.0k $4.4m | Reduced -102.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.6k $4.4m | Added +63.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 239.7k $4.4m | New |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 239.0k $4.4m | Reduced -4.4k |
| Firsthand Capital Management, Inc. 7.04% of their portfolio | 235.0k $4.3m | Reduced -75.0k |
| Vienna Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne S.A. Vienna Insurance Group 1.66% of their portfolio | 230.0k $4.2m | Added +80.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.0k $4.2m | Added +19.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 228.1k $4.2m | Added +25.7k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.2k $3.9m | Added +30.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 211.5k $3.9m | Added +117.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 207.8k $3.8m | Added +59.4k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 190.6k $3.5m | Added +750 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 185.3k $3.4m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.9k $3.3m | Added +3.3k |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. 2.80% of their portfolio | 180.0k $3.3m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.8k $3.3m | Reduced -2.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.4k $3.3m | Added +115.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.4k $3.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 171.7k $3.2m | Added +7.8k |
| Canal Insurance CO 0.78% of their portfolio | 164.2k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 161.3k $3.0m | Reduced -15.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.8k $3.0m | Reduced -117.5k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 155.3k $2.9m | Reduced -54.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.2k $2.9m | Reduced -11.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 151.1k $2.8m | Reduced -24.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.2k $2.8m | Added +21.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.0k $2.7m | Added +28.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.4k $2.7m | Added +9.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 142.3k $2.6m | Added +3.1k |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 142.0k $2.6m | New |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 142.0k $2.6m | Added +17.2k |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 128.5k $2.4m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 116.2k $2.1m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.0k $2.1m | Added +35.8k |
| FOGEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.21% of their portfolio | 110.8k $2.1m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.3k $2.0m | Reduced -61.8k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.7k $2.0m | Reduced -12.5k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 106.0k $1.9m | Reduced -20.7k |