Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) was upgraded by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on LDOS. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Leidos from $230.00 to $215.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Leidos from $220.00 to $205.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Argus raised Leidos to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $215.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $211.00.

Leidos Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of LDOS stock opened at $155.95 on Tuesday. Leidos has a 12-month low of $128.32 and a 12-month high of $205.77. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average of $175.22 and a 200-day moving average of $184.53. The company has a market capitalization of $19.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 0.65.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $4.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The firm’s revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.37 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Leidos will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total value of $576,630.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Leidos by 77.6% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 151 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Leidos by 94.7% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 148 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Leidos in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Leidos in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 110.5% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 160 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 84 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.