Leidos (LDOS) Competitors $126.66 -3.39 (-2.60%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$126.25 -0.41 (-0.33%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LDOS vs. CTSH, IT, EPAM, BAH, DOX, CACI, TDC, HCKT, UIS, and FORRShould you be buying Leidos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leidos include Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Amdocs (DOX), CACI International (CACI), Teradata (TDC), The Hackett Group (HCKT), Unisys (UIS), and Forrester Research (FORR). These companies are all part of the "it consulting & other services" industry. Leidos vs. Cognizant Technology Solutions Gartner EPAM Systems Booz Allen Hamilton Amdocs CACI International Teradata The Hackett Group Unisys Forrester Research Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:CTSH) and Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations. Is CTSH or LDOS a better dividend stock? Cognizant Technology Solutions pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Leidos pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cognizant Technology Solutions pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leidos pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CTSH or LDOS? 92.4% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Leidos shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Cognizant Technology Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Leidos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CTSH or LDOS more profitable? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Leidos' net margin of 7.53%. Leidos' return on equity of 30.93% beat Cognizant Technology Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cognizant Technology Solutions11.35% 16.78% 12.24% Leidos 7.53%30.93%10.64% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTSH or LDOS? Cognizant Technology Solutions received 554 more outperform votes than Leidos when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.77% of users gave Cognizant Technology Solutions an outperform vote while only 64.55% of users gave Leidos an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCognizant Technology SolutionsOutperform Votes122673.77% Underperform Votes43626.23% LeidosOutperform Votes67264.55% Underperform Votes36935.45% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CTSH or LDOS? Cognizant Technology Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Leidos. Leidos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cognizant Technology Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCognizant Technology Solutions$19.74B2.13$2.24B$4.5118.81Leidos$16.66B1.00$1.25B$9.2413.71 Does the media favor CTSH or LDOS? In the previous week, Leidos had 6 more articles in the media than Cognizant Technology Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Leidos and 24 mentions for Cognizant Technology Solutions. Cognizant Technology Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Leidos' score of 0.57 indicating that Cognizant Technology Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cognizant Technology Solutions 18 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Leidos 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer CTSH or LDOS? Cognizant Technology Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $83.67, indicating a potential downside of 1.36%. Leidos has a consensus target price of $176.27, indicating a potential upside of 39.16%. Given Leidos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leidos is more favorable than Cognizant Technology Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cognizant Technology Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Leidos 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Which has more volatility & risk, CTSH or LDOS? Cognizant Technology Solutions has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leidos has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCognizant Technology Solutions beats Leidos on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Leidos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LDOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LDOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLeidosComputer integrated systems design IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.06B$3.94B$18.71B$20.34BDividend Yield1.23%2.15%1.33%3.64%P/E Ratio13.7146.2931.1028.66Price / Sales1.0025.717.3315.49Price / Cash10.3435.0629.9120.33Price / Book3.735.555.724.80Net Income$1.25B$38.20M$326.89M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.20%-7.46%-3.38%-1.05%1 Month Performance-21.46%-9.10%-8.72%-1.09%1 Year Performance1.53%1.82%31.28%13.70% Leidos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LDOSLeidos4.8604 of 5 stars$126.66-2.6%$176.27+39.2%+2.2%$17.06B$16.66B13.7148,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8141 of 5 stars$90.70+1.3%$83.67-7.8%+9.5%$44.97B$19.74B20.11347,700Ex-DividendPositive NewsITGartner4.1782 of 5 stars$515.34-0.4%$552.63+7.2%+10.6%$39.75B$6.30B32.1520,237EPAMEPAM Systems4.8559 of 5 stars$266.21-0.5%$269.83+1.4%-30.1%$15.10B$4.69B34.5753,150Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9658 of 5 stars$117.68-0.2%$158.91+35.0%-22.5%$14.90B$10.66B17.5434,200Analyst DowngradeDOXAmdocs4.741 of 5 stars$88.30+1.2%$101.20+14.6%-1.9%$9.97B$5.00B20.4929,058Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageCACICACI International4.4705 of 5 stars$338.51-1.3%$526.23+55.5%-10.8%$7.59B$7.66B15.8824,000Analyst DowngradeTDCTeradata4.4112 of 5 stars$24.78-0.2%$34.40+38.8%-38.1%$2.37B$1.83B29.506,500High Trading VolumeHCKTThe Hackett Group3.5067 of 5 stars$31.94+0.2%$30.00-6.1%+20.5%$881.23M$296.59M26.181,350Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageUISUnisys4.6317 of 5 stars$6.72-2.7%N/A-9.3%$466.10M$2.02B-1.1916,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFORRForrester Research3.0156 of 5 stars$13.22+0.5%N/A-40.1%$251.18M$480.78M-37.771,744Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors Gartner Competitors EPAM Systems Competitors Booz Allen Hamilton Competitors Amdocs Competitors CACI International Competitors Teradata Competitors The Hackett Group Competitors Unisys Competitors Forrester Research Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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