Leonardo DRS (DRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Leonardo DRS, Inc. is a defense technology company that develops and manufactures advanced products and systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, other government agencies and allied military customers. The company supports land, sea and air platforms as well as command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Its offerings include electro-optical and infrared sensing systems, network computing and communications equipment, electronic warfare technologies, power and propulsion systems, thermal management solutions, force protection products and advanced battle-management systems. Leonardo DRS also provides naval power and propulsion technologies, including systems used in submarines and surface ships.

The company traces its history to DRS Technologies, which was founded in 1968. Leonardo S.p.A., an Italian aerospace and defense company, acquired DRS Technologies in 2008, and Leonardo DRS became a publicly traded company in 2021. Its primary customer base is in the United States, with products and services also supporting defense and security customers in allied and partner countries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.89 to $37.62
• 50-Day Range: $35.91 to $49.21
• 52-Week Range: $32.43 to $50.59
• Volume: 654,260 shs
• Average Volume: 933,442 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.92 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.23
• Dividend Yield: 0.97%
• Price Target: $53.17
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Leonardo DRS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Leonardo DRS scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 242nd out of 671 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Leonardo DRS has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Leonardo DRS has a consensus price target of $53.17, representing about 43.1% upside from its current price of $37.16.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Leonardo DRS has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.84%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Leonardo DRS are expected to grow by 5.84% in the coming year, from $1.37 to $1.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Leonardo DRS is 31.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.25.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Leonardo DRS is 31.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.85.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Leonardo DRS has a PEG Ratio of 2.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Leonardo DRS has a P/B Ratio of 3.62. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.28% of the float of Leonardo DRS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Leonardo DRS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.44.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Leonardo DRS has recently increased by 8.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Leonardo DRS has a dividend yield of 0.97%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Leonardo DRS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Leonardo DRS is 30.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Leonardo DRS will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.83% next year. This indicates that Leonardo DRS will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

Leonardo DRS has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Leonardo DRS this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for DRS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Leonardo DRS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Leonardo DRS insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,107,751.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.25% of the stock of Leonardo DRS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.76% of the stock of Leonardo DRS is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 9/26/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DRS
• CIK: 1833756
• Web: www.leonardodrs.com
• Phone: (703) 416-8000
• Fax: 972-9885-5885
• Employees: 7,300
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Leonardo DRS: $53.17
• High Price Target: $59.00
• Low Price Target: $47.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.12
• P/E Growth: 2.29
• Net Income: $278 million
• Net Margins: 8.52%
• Pretax Margin: 10.27%
• Return on Equity: 12.97%
• Return on Assets: 8.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 1.92
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.72
• Cash Flow: $1.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.65
• Book Value: $10.26 per share
• Price / Book: 3.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 266,890,000
• Free Float: 266,225,000
• Market Cap: $9.92 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.35