Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $213.2727.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on LDOS. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. UBS Group set a $204.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday.

Leidos Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $173.48 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $186.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.77. Leidos has a 52-week low of $123.62 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.59, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 0.59.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.95% and a net margin of 8.43%.The business had revenue of $4.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.37 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Leidos will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.45%.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total transaction of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,970,000. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Leidos by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,482 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Leidos by 426.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 323,828 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $58,419,000 after acquiring an additional 262,343 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Leidos by 8.9% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 132,116 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $23,834,000 after acquiring an additional 10,796 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in Leidos by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. now owns 57,651 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $10,400,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

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.