What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Leidos Q2 Earnings?

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Leidos in a report issued on Tuesday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.58 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.60. The consensus estimate for Leidos' current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Leidos' Q3 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.72 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.69 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.28 EPS.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $2.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.47 by $0.50. Leidos had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 30.93%. The business had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.11 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.29 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Leidos from $149.00 to $168.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Leidos from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Leidos from $165.00 to $155.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Finally, William Blair cut shares of Leidos from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Leidos has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $176.46.

Leidos Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of LDOS traded up $0.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $148.42. The company had a trading volume of 2,289,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,242,202. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $145.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Leidos has a 1-year low of $123.62 and a 1-year high of $202.90. The stock has a market cap of $19.10 billion, a PE ratio of 16.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.65.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barclays PLC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 53.1% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 576,022 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $93,891,000 after acquiring an additional 199,686 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 13.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,504,392 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $571,216,000 after acquiring an additional 405,256 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 28,085 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $4,046,000 after acquiring an additional 1,535 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Leidos by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,738 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $394,000 after acquiring an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 970.4% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,222 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $464,000 after acquiring an additional 2,921 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, Director Gregory R. Dahlberg sold 1,250 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 now owns 20,195 shares in the company, valued at $3,121,137.25. The trade was a 5.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.08%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.10%.

About Leidos

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.