Cantor Fitzgerald Estimates Leidos FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Cantor Fitzgerald predicts that Leidos will achieve earnings of $10.36 per share for FY2025, slightly below the current consensus estimate of $10.62 per share.
• Leidos reported a quarterly revenue of $4.25 billion, surpassing analysts' estimates by $140 million, and its earnings per share of $2.97 exceeded expectations by $0.50.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, indicating a 1.0% yield and a dividend payout ratio of 16.10%.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Leidos in a note issued to investors on Thursday, July 31st. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Canfield forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $10.36 per share for the year. The consensus estimate for Leidos' current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $2.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.47 by $0.50. The business had revenue of $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.11 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 32.62% and a net margin of 7.87%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.29 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on LDOS. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Leidos from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 14th. Robert W. Baird downgraded Leidos from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $163.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Tuesday, May 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Leidos from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $190.00 price target (up from $186.00) on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Leidos from $149.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $175.15.

Leidos Trading Down 0.3%

LDOS stock opened at $159.21 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $20.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.02, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $155.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $146.43. Leidos has a 52 week low of $123.62 and a 52 week high of $202.90.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.10%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, Director Gregory R. Dahlberg sold 1,250 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $154.55, for a total transaction of $193,187.50. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 20,195 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,121,137.25. This trade represents a 5.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.69% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the first quarter worth $267,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 35.0% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,630,448 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $378,942,000 after purchasing an additional 682,532 shares during the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 47.8% during the fourth quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,841 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,858,000 after purchasing an additional 6,418 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 263.7% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 13,706 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $1,849,000 after purchasing an additional 9,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 437,535 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $63,026,000 after purchasing an additional 4,903 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S.

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