Brokers Set Expectations for Leidos’ Q2 Earnings (NYSE:LDOS)

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2027 earnings per share estimates for Leidos in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $3.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.11. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share.

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

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on LDOS. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Leidos in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $218.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Leidos from $209.00 to $216.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price target on Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Argus raised their price objective on Leidos from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $212.91.

Leidos Price Performance

NYSE:LDOS opened at $198.57 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The firm has a market cap of $25.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $189.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $181.74. Leidos has a 1-year low of $123.62 and a 1-year high of $205.77.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. This is a positive change from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $543,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,526,738. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Pacific Financial purchased a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its position in Leidos by 471.4% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Leidos News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a string of small upward EPS revisions for FY2026/FY2027 and several quarterly estimates, signaling modest upside to earnings consensus (Zacks still carries a “Hold” rating). Zacks estimates update
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces highlighting Wall Street bulls’ interest in Leidos underscore investor appetite for its defense/IT exposure and may be supporting the rally. Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Leidos (LDOS): Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the estimate tweaks, Zacks maintains a “Hold” — the changes are incremental rather than a major catalyst, so they provide limited directional impetus by themselves. Zacks consensus/hold commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel downgraded Leidos, which typically exerts downward pressure on the stock by reducing buy-side conviction and potentially prompting re-rating risk. Stifel downgrades Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
• Negative Sentiment: Market Talk flagged a slowing Veterans Affairs revenue stream as a potential headwind for Leidos’ government-business growth, a material operational risk for investors focused on near-term topline. Leidos to Face Headwind From Slowing Veterans-Affairs Revenue — Market Talk
• Negative Sentiment: A Yahoo Finance piece raises questions about routine insider stock credits and whether they mask a shift in Leidos’ defense IT positioning — governance/strategy concerns that can increase investor caution. Are Leidos Holdings’ (LDOS) Routine Insider Stock Credits Masking a Shift in Its Defense IT Positioning?

About Leidos

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.