Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.350-10.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.700. The company issued revenue guidance of $16.9 billion-$17.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.1 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have issued reports on LDOS shares. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on Leidos from $162.00 to $156.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised shares of Leidos to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $191.00 to $173.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, William Blair cut shares of Leidos from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $179.23.

Leidos Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of LDOS opened at $147.87 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $138.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $149.56. Leidos has a twelve month low of $123.62 and a twelve month high of $202.90.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.24 by $0.13. Leidos had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 30.93%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Leidos will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 16th will be given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. Leidos's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.32%.

Insider Activity

In other Leidos news, Director Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. sold 1,511 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.56, for a total transaction of $203,320.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,408 shares of the company's stock, valued at $862,260.48. This trade represents a 19.08 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,128 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.24, for a total value of $279,278.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 11,264 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,478,287.36. This trade represents a 15.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.96% 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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