Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Leidos (LDOS)

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/21/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $235.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $220.00 to $195.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/18/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 4/8/2026 – Leidos was given a new $185.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 4/1/2026 – Leidos is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company to “hold”.
• 3/31/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Argus to “strong-buy”.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th were paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total value of $317,560.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 49,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,855,799.28. This represents a 3.89% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.