Leidos (LDOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $132.09 to $137.31
• 50-Day Range: $113.65 to $144.44
• 52-Week Range: $98.86 to $205.00
• Volume: 276,986 shs
• Average Volume: 1.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.27
• Dividend Yield: 1.31%
• Price Target: $159.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Leidos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Leidos scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 $159.71, representing about 17.0% upside from its current price of $136.50.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.58%

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 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.49.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Leidos is 12.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Leidos has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. 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 3.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.50% 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 3.82, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Leidos has recently decreased by 9.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

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 16.10%. 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 15.27% next year. This indicates that Leidos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

Leidos has a news sentiment score of 0.73. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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.

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: 11/09/2026
• 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
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Research & Consulting Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LDOS
• CIK: 1336920
• Web: www.leidos.com
• Phone: (571) 526-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 47,000
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Leidos: $159.71
• High Price Target: $245.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.7%
• 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: 12.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.60
• P/E Growth: 1.45
• 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: 1.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.94
• Cash Flow: $14.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.17
• Book Value: $38.81 per share
• Price / Book: 3.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,995,000
• Free Float: 121,056,000
• Market Cap: $16.69 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55