Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Leidos in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 target price for the company. Bank of America cut their target price on Leidos from $235.00 to $200.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Leidos has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $187.50.

Leidos Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $122.05 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. Leidos has a 52-week low of $121.20 and a 52-week high of $205.77. The company has a 50 day moving average of $137.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.31. The company has a market capitalization of $15.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 0.50.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.88 by $0.25. The company had revenue of $4.40 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.15% and a return on equity of 31.92%. Leidos’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.97 earnings per share. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.100-12.500 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Leidos will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 49,476 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,855,799.28. This trade represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the sale, the director owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $230,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. 44 Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,039,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 492 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $89,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 13.4% during the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 517 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC now owns 1,337 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.