Leidos (LDOS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$126.66 -3.39 (-2.60%)

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$126.25 -0.41 (-0.33%)

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Leidos - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 16 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
10

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Leidos in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 16 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for LDOS.

Consensus Price Target

$176.27
39.16% Upside

According to the 16 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Leidos, the average price target is $176.27. The highest price target for LDOS is $220.00, while the lowest price target for LDOS is $135.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 39.16% from the current price of $126.66.

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LDOS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 2/22/24 to 2/21/25	1 Month Ago 1/23/24 to 1/22/25	3 Months Ago 11/24/23 to 11/23/24	1 Year Ago 2/22/23 to 2/22/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$176.27	$179.07	$189.69	$123.09
Forecasted Upside	39.16% Upside	11.04% Upside	14.61% Upside	-1.33% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

LDOS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

LDOS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Leidos Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Leidos	Aerospace Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.69	2.69	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	39.73% Upside	49.74% Upside	14.41% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent LDOS News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
2/21/2025	William Blair 1 of 5 stars	Louie DiPalma Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
2/12/2025	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	G. Parsons Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$162.00 ➝ $156.00	+13.50%
2/12/2025	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars	Tobey Sommer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$185.00 ➝ $165.00	+20.05%
2/12/2025	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Akers Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$199.00 ➝ $197.00	+43.41%
2/7/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$185.00	+31.56%
1/8/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	G. Khanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$200.00 ➝ $165.00	+12.06%
12/12/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Poponak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$228.00 ➝ $153.00	-0.36%
11/4/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$165.00 ➝ $210.00	+14.77%
10/30/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$194.00 ➝ $220.00	+18.04%
10/30/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$145.00 ➝ $180.00	-3.62%
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10/30/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $218.00	+17.29%
10/2/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$175.00 ➝ $185.00	+11.63%
8/7/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$160.00 ➝ $165.00	+14.69%
6/24/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$160.00 ➝ $165.00	+12.57%
4/10/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$130.00 ➝ $135.00	+6.69%
3/20/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$120.00 ➝ $145.00	+13.04%
5/3/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains

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LDOS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 16 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Leidos is $176.27, with a high forecast of $220.00 and a low forecast of $135.00.
: 16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" LDOS shares.
: According to analysts, Leidos's stock has a predicted upside of 39.16% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Leidos's stock had 3 downgrades and 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Leidos has been rated by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Wells Fargo & Company, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Leidos more than other "aerospace" companies. The consensus rating score for Leidos is 2.69 while the average consensus rating score for "aerospace" companies is 2.69. Learn more on how LDOS compares to other companies.

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Leidos (LDOS) Stock Forecast & Price Target