Analysts Issue Forecasts for Leidos' Q3 Earnings (NYSE:LDOS)

Key Points

• William Blair has upgraded its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Leidos to $2.67 per share, reflecting an increase from the previous forecast of $2.61.
• Leidos reported earnings of $3.21 per share for the last quarter, surpassing analysts' expectations of $2.63, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 2.9%.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.9%, to be paid on September 30th.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Leidos in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $2.67 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Leidos' current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Leidos' Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on LDOS. Stifel Nicolaus set a $178.00 target price on Leidos and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered Leidos from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. Truist Financial cut 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Leidos from $173.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating and set a $190.00 target price (up from $186.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $179.46.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS traded up $0.81 on Friday, hitting $177.95. The stock had a trading volume of 434,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,388,347. Leidos has a twelve month low of $123.62 and a twelve month high of $202.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.62. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $158.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $147.21. The company has a market capitalization of $22.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.65.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.58. Leidos had a net margin of 8.22% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The company had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.24 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $2.63 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. Leidos's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.12%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Leidos in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in Leidos in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Leidos in the second quarter valued at about $29,000. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its position in Leidos by 422.2% in the fourth quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 188 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MCF Advisors LLC bought a new position in Leidos in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.12% 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.