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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 ($51.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 151.0m as of 2024-08-02, 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 ≈ $20.01. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($42.4m notional), 13 hold puts ($12.7m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 325 |
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 |
| Q2 2024 | 170 | 129 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $7.9m | $2.4m | 0.31 |
| Q4 2023 | $22.7m | $8.8m | 0.39 |
| Q1 2024 | $18.3m | $11.4m | 0.62 |
| Q2 2024 | $42.4m | $12.7m | 0.30 |
Biggest buyers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +1.6m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +497.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +452.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +375.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +316.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +297.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +250.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +245.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +238.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +224.8k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -2.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -846.0k |
| ELEMENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -609.2k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -514.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -504.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -497.7k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Reduced | -425.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -380.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -267.6k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.5m574.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $6.7m335.6k shares |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. | Added | $4.8m237.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.0m198.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m175.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.4m170.8k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $2.0m100.0k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.7m85.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.6m78.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m54.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.4m169.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.1m154.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.4m69.5k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Reduced | $1.1m54.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $750.4k37.5k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | New | $666.3k33.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $596.0k29.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $514.3k25.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $502.3k25.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $458.2k22.9k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $3.9m | $1.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-24 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $147.6k7.0k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | ANDERSON SCOTT I Director | Sold plan | $215.1k11.0k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $68.2k3.5k shares |
| 2024-06-17 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $31.6k1.6k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Adelman Jonah President, ME Division | Sold | $1.9m90.0k shares |
| 2024-06-03 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $131.5k6.0k shares |
| 2024-05-30 | Boyd Bradley L Director | Sold | $37.2k1.7k shares |
| 2024-05-28 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $153.8k7.0k shares |
| 2024-05-24 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold | $536.0k25.0k shares |
| 2024-05-24 | MILLS THOMAS E IV President, C5ISR Division | Sold | $149.4k7.0k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $70.7k3.5k shares |
| 2024-05-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $30.3k1.5k shares |
| 2024-05-08 | Lund Deanna H EVP & CFO, director | Sold plan | $120.0k6.0k shares |
| 2024-04-29 | Fendley Steven S. President, US Division | Sold plan | $131.3k7.0k shares |
| 2024-04-15 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Sold plan | $63.7k3.5k shares |
| 2024-04-15 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Sold plan | $27.3k1.5k 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, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.9m $277.9m | Reduced -82.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.9m $257.7m | Added +184.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.7m $134.3m | Reduced -1.1m |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 4.7m $93.3m | Reduced -846.0k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.24% of their portfolio | 4.4m $88.9m | Reduced -238.4k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 4.4m $87.5m | Unchanged |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.22% of their portfolio | 4.4m $87.1m | Added +85.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $83.9m | Added +136.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $76.0m | Reduced -67.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $70.6m | Added +238.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 2.7m $54.0m | Added +139.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.6m $52.4m | Reduced -104.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.6m $52.2m | Reduced -504.2k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.60% of their portfolio | 2.6m $51.9m | Reduced -514.3k |
| WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.5m $50.7m | Added +19.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $49.9m | Added +497.6k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.60% of their portfolio | 2.4m $47.8m | Added +107.7k |
| Rovida Advisors Inc. 12.65% of their portfolio | 1.8m $35.5m | Unchanged |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 1.8m $35.3m | Reduced -66.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $34.3m | Added +297.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $33.5m | Reduced -49.0k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 2.69% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.6m | Added +45.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.6m $32.6m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $30.6m | Reduced -497.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $29.3m | Reduced -68.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $29.3m | Added +56.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.8m | Reduced -46.8k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.50% of their portfolio | 1.4m $28.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $27.7m | Reduced -2.4m |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC 2.38% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $23.2m | Added +452.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.4m | Reduced -60.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.4m | Added +89.5k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.1m | Reduced -136.1k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 852.8k $17.1m | Reduced -47.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 744.1k $14.9m | Added +375.6k |
| MANAGED ASSET PORTFOLIOS, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 738.1k $14.8m | Reduced -112.2k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 721.5k $14.4m | Added +245.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 684.7k $13.7m | Added +23.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 614.7k $12.3m | Added +3.8k |
| PARADIGM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC/NY 0.51% of their portfolio | 563.5k $11.3m | Unchanged |
| S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 4.81% of their portfolio | 544.5k $10.9m | Added +25.0k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.29% of their portfolio | 537.6k $10.8m | Reduced -51.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 520.9k $10.4m | Added +90.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 492.0k $9.8m | Added +250.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 491.4k $9.8m | Added +179.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 432.5k $8.7m | Added +316.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 414.1k $8.3m | Added +139.5k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 407.6k $8.2m | Added +51.5k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.53% of their portfolio | 391.0k $7.8m | Added +21.0k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 385.0k $7.7m | Reduced -92.1k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 382.7k $7.7m | Added +26.5k |
| GARNET EQUITY CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC. 5.68% of their portfolio | 370.0k $7.4m | Added +190.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 363.2k $7.3m | Added +33.6k |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 348.6k $7.0m | Reduced -33.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.9k $6.1m | Added +67.2k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 7.06% of their portfolio | 303.4k $6.1m | Reduced -147.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.0k $5.9m | Added +7.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 291.0k $5.8m | Added +49.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 282.1k $5.6m | Added +224.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.5k $5.5m | Added +8.8k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.4k $5.5m | Added +217.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 257.5k $5.2m | Added +111.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.7k $5.0m | Added +186.2k |
| Advisors Capital Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 244.5k $4.9m | Added +5.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 230.1k $4.6m | Added +1.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 227.6k $4.6m | First filing |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.3k $4.5m | Added +12.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 225.8k $4.5m | Added +48.4k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 218.9k $4.4m | Added +102.7k |
| Canal Insurance CO 1.06% of their portfolio | 200.0k $4.0m | Added +35.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 192.3k $3.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 188.6k $3.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.7k $3.7m | Added +2.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.1k $3.6m | Added +7.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 179.7k $3.6m | Reduced -5.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.0k $3.6m | Reduced -92.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 177.6k $3.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.2k $3.5m | Added +30.9k |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 2.13% of their portfolio | 170.1k $3.4m | Added +41.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 163.6k $3.3m | Added +8.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 160.4k $3.2m | Added +5.2k |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 159.4k $3.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 150.0k $3.0m | Reduced -150.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.1k $2.9m | Added +737 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.6k $2.9m | Reduced -82.5k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 144.0k $2.9m | Added +138.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.9k $2.8m | Reduced -9.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.6k $2.7m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 133.9k $2.7m | Reduced -8.1k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 133.9k $2.7m | Reduced -8.1k |
| FOGEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.35% of their portfolio | 126.3k $2.5m | Added +15.5k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.5k $2.2m | Added +4.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $2.2m | Reduced -2.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $2.2m | Reduced -187.9k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.5k $2.1m | Added +54.9k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.2k $2.0m | Reduced -8.5k |
| BARD ASSOCIATES INC 0.76% of their portfolio | 98.7k $2.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.2k $2.0m | Reduced -60 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 95.7k $1.9m | Added +61.6k |