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Leidos (LDOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$137.30 +1.54 (+1.13%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$137.38 +0.08 (+0.06%)
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About Leidos Stock (NYSE:LDOS)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$135.70
▼
$139.53
50-Day Range
$113.65
▼
$144.44
52-Week Range
$98.86
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$205.00
Volume
612,376 shs
Average Volume
1.30 million shs
Market Capitalization
$16.75 billion
P/E Ratio
12.28
Dividend Yield
1.25%
Price Target
$161.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Leidos Holdings, Inc. is a technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers. Its work spans defense, intelligence, civil government and health, with offerings in areas such as information technology, cybersecurity, data analytics, engineering and mission software.

The company also develops and integrates systems and equipment for complex missions, including defense and aviation applications, and provides technology and services to support government health programs and healthcare organizations.

Leidos traces its history to Science Applications International Corporation, founded in 1969. In 2013, SAIC separated into two companies, and the business focused on government technology and services adopted the Leidos name. Based in Reston, Virginia, Leidos serves customers in the United States and internationally.

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Leidos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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91st Percentile Overall Score

LDOS MarketRank™: 
4.556160653505 of 5 stars

Leidos scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 87th out of 647 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Leidos has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Leidos has a consensus price target of $161.29, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of $137.30.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Leidos has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Leidos' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Leidos are expected to decrease by -6.58% in the coming year, from $12.62 to $11.79 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 12.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.79.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Leidos has a PEG Ratio of 1.48. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Leidos has a P/B Ratio of 3.21. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.23% of the float of Leidos has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Leidos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Leidos has recently decreased by 10.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Leidos pays a meaningful dividend of 1.27%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Leidos has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Leidos is 15.38%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Leidos will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.59% next year. This indicates that Leidos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Leidos' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Leidos has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Leidos this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 9 people have searched for LDOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    9 people have added Leidos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Leidos insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,547,450.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.77% of the stock of Leidos is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.12% of the stock of Leidos is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Leidos' insider trading history.
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LDOS Stock News Headlines

Citigroup Adjusts Price Target on Leidos to $163 From $141
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Goldman Sachs Adjusts Price Target on Leidos to $122 From $127
BNP Paribas Adjusts Price Target on Leidos to $170 From $150
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LDOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Leidos' stock was trading at $180.61 at the start of the year. Since then, LDOS stock has decreased by 24.0% and is now trading at $137.2970.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $3.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.04 by $0.58. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Leidos' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, July 31st 2026, which authorizes the company to buy back 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos subsidiaries include these companies: Dynetics, IMX Medical Management Services Inc, BECHTEL SAIC COMPANY LLC, Benham/Ellerbe Becket LLC, Benham Military Communities LLC, Leidos Arabia Company Limited, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Leidos include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.44%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%), Atwood & Palmer Inc. (0.21%) and Pzena Investment Management LLC (0.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Elizabeth A Porter, Roy E Stevens, Noel B Geer, Stephen Edward Hull, Thomas Arthur Bell, Gregory R Dahlberg, Gregory R Dahlberg, Surya N Mohapatra, David G Fubini, Gary Stephen May and Robert C Kovarik Jr.
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Shares of LDOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Leidos investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), RTX (RTX), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Dividend Payable
9/30/2026
Last Earnings
11/03/2026
Today
11/10/2026
Record date for 12/31 Dividend
12/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/15/2026
Dividend Payable
12/31/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Professional Services
Sub-Industry
Research & Consulting Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:LDOS
CIK
1336920
Fax
N/A
Employees
47,000
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$245.00
Low Price Target
$130.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$11.18
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.28
Forward P/E Ratio
11.65
P/E Growth
1.48
Net Income
$1.45 billion
Net Margins
7.97%
Pretax Margin
10.06%
Return on Equity
31.48%
Return on Assets
10.80%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.15
Current Ratio
1.60
Quick Ratio
1.60

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.17 billion
Price / Sales
0.98
Cash Flow
$14.64 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.38
Book Value
$42.83 per share
Price / Book
3.21

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
122,000,000
Free Float
121,056,000
Market Cap
$16.75 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.55

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This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 11/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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