Zacks Research Has Positive Forecast for Leidos Q1 Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Leidos in a report issued on Friday, December 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.92 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.90. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Leidos’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.77 EPS.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 33.02%. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on LDOS. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $220.00 target price (up from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Leidos in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $218.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.42.

Leidos Stock Performance

Shares of LDOS opened at $185.89 on Monday. Leidos has a 1 year low of $123.62 and a 1 year high of $205.77. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $189.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is $178.92. The company has a market capitalization of $23.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.34, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.62.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 16.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total value of $543,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 41,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,526,738. This trade represents a 6.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.69% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. First Pacific Financial bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Leidos in the second quarter valued at $29,000. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 471.4% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.