Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Leidos Q2 Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Leidos in a report issued on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.56 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.60. William Blair has a "Market Perform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos' current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Leidos' Q3 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.54 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.63 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of Leidos from $149.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Leidos from $173.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com lowered Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald raised Leidos to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Truist Financial decreased their target price 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. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $180.69.

Leidos Trading Up 0.8 %

Leidos stock traded up $1.19 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $155.90. 1,306,414 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,208,922. 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 50-day simple moving average is $140.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $149.31. Leidos has a fifty-two week low of $123.62 and a fifty-two week high of $202.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.87, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.65.

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

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 16th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 16th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.03%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.10%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, Director Gregory R. Dahlberg sold 1,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 approximately $3,121,137.25. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,128 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at $1,478,287.36. This trade represents a 15.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 4,889 shares of company stock valued at $675,786. Insiders own 0.96% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Leidos by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 576,022 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $93,891,000 after buying an additional 199,686 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in shares of Leidos by 30.3% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 346,690 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $58,459,000 after acquiring an additional 80,642 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 405,256 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 32.2% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 369 shares during the period. Finally, Private Client Services LLC purchased a new stake in Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $377,000. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.