Analysts Set Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) Target Price at $193.64

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $193.6364.

A number of research firms have recently commented on LDOS. Jefferies Financial Group set a $185.00 target price on Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on Leidos from $215.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 18th. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Leidos from $220.00 to $195.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 20th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th.

Leidos Price Performance

NYSE:LDOS opened at $127.51 on Friday. Leidos has a 52 week low of $125.34 and a 52 week high of $205.77. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.04 billion, a PE ratio of 11.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.56. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $158.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $177.31.

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

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.75%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.78, for a total transaction of $317,560.00. Following 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its stake in Leidos by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 339,972 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $64,241,000 after purchasing an additional 56,905 shares in the last quarter. LBP AM SA lifted its stake in Leidos by 43.8% in the 3rd quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 63,211 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,944,000 after purchasing an additional 19,268 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in Leidos by 2,924.4% in the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 405,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $73,095,000 after purchasing an additional 391,784 shares in the last quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,621,000. Finally, United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund raised its position in shares of Leidos by 120.4% during the 3rd quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 11,900 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,249,000 after buying an additional 6,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Company Profile

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.