Leidos (LDOS) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Leidos (NYSE: LDOS):

• 7/10/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $195.00 to $160.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/8/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 7/7/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $160.00 to $115.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $140.00 to $110.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $178.00 to $138.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/30/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 6/22/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/17/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 6/17/2026 – Leidos was given a new $125.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
• 6/17/2026 – Leidos had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, down from $200.00.
• 6/14/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 6/8/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 6/6/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/3/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, down from $185.00.
• 5/27/2026 – Leidos is now covered by BNP Paribas Exane. They set an “outperform” rating and a $165.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/24/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/16/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 15.75%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total value of $197,001.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,345,686.75. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

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.