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Leidos (LDOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$144.81 +1.61 (+1.12%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

About Leidos Stock (NYSE:LDOS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$141.94
$145.98
50-Day Range
$143.20
$201.44
52-Week Range
$105.52
$202.90
Volume
3.05 million shs
Average Volume
969,083 shs
Market Capitalization
$19.32 billion
P/E Ratio
16.49
Dividend Yield
1.10%
Price Target
$182.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, the space development agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, defense information systems agency, military services, and government agencies of U.S. allies abroad, as well as other federal and commercial customers in the national security industry. The solutions include technology, large-scale systems, command and control platforms, data analytics, logistics, and cybersecurity solutions, as well as intelligence analysis and operations support services to critical missions. The Civil segment provides systems integration services to air navigation service providers, including the federal aviation administration, the En route automation modernization, advanced technology oceanic procedure, time based flow management, terminal flight data management, geo-7, and future flight services, as well as enterprise-information display systems; and security detection services. It also offers information technology (IT) solutions in cloud computing, mobility, application modernization, DevOps, data center, network modernization, asset management, help desk operations, and digital workplace enablement; and environment, energy, and infrastructure services. The Health segment offers solutions to federal and commercial customers responsible for health and well-being of people, include health information management, managed health, digital modernization, and life sciences research and development services. Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Leidos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

LDOS MarketRank™: 

Leidos scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 54 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Leidos has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Leidos has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Leidos' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Leidos are expected to grow by 2.73% in the coming year, from $9.89 to $10.16 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 16.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.73.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 16.49, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 36.26.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Leidos has a PEG Ratio of 1.04. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Leidos has a P/B Ratio of 4.68. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.97% of the float of Leidos has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Leidos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Leidos has recently increased by 35.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Leidos pays a meaningful dividend of 1.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Leidos does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Leidos is 18.22%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Leidos will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.75% next year. This indicates that Leidos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Leidos' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.97% of the float of Leidos has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Leidos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Leidos has recently increased by 35.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Leidos has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Leidos this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 31 people have searched for LDOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -49% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 26 people have added Leidos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -7% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Leidos insiders have sold 126.34% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $322,260.00 in company stock and sold $729,410.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.96% of the stock of Leidos is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.12% of the stock of Leidos is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Leidos' insider trading history.
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LDOS Stock News Headlines

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LDOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Leidos' stock was trading at $108.24 at the start of the year. Since then, LDOS stock has increased by 33.8% and is now trading at $144.81.
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Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October, 29th. The aerospace company reported $2.93 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.97. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Leidos subsidiaries include these companies: Dynetics, IMX Medical Management Services Inc, BECHTEL SAIC COMPANY LLC, Benham/Ellerbe Becket LLC, Benham Military Communities LLC, Leidos Arabia Company Limited, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., and more.

Leidos' top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.35%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.52%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (2.01%) and FMR LLC (1.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Roger A Krone, Harry M Jansen Kraemer Jr, Roy E Stevens, Thomas Arthur Bell, James Robert Moos, Surya N Mohapatra, Jerald S Howe Jr, David G Fubini, Christopher R Cage, Gregory R Dahlberg, Gregory R Dahlberg, Gary Stephen May, Robert C Kovarik Jr, Noel B Geer and Miriam E John.
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Shares of LDOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Leidos investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 9/27 Dividend
9/13/2024
Dividend Payable
9/27/2024
Last Earnings
10/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/16/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Dividend Payable
12/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Aerospace
Industry
Computer integrated systems design
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
CUSIP
78390X10
Fax
N/A
Employees
47,000
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$182.00
High Stock Price Target
$220.00
Low Stock Price Target
$135.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.79
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$199 million
Pretax Margin
9.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.28 billion
Cash Flow
$13.30 per share
Book Value
$30.97 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
132,152,000
Market Cap
$19.32 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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