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Leidos (LDOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$180.88 -0.48 (-0.26%)
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About Leidos Stock (NYSE:LDOS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$180.04
$182.50
50-Day Range
$148.40
$183.35
52-Week Range
$123.62
$202.90
Volume
671,024 shs
Average Volume
1.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.21 billion
P/E Ratio
17.10
Dividend Yield
0.88%
Price Target
$179.46
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Leidos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

LDOS MarketRank™: 

Leidos scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 660 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Leidos has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Leidos has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Leidos' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Leidos are expected to grow by 5.74% in the coming year, from $10.62 to $11.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Leidos is 17.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 55.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Leidos has a PEG Ratio of 2.09. 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 4.93. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Leidos' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.16% 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 2.5, 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 10.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Leidos has a dividend yield of 0.87%, which is in 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 15.12%. 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 14.25% next year. This indicates that Leidos will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Leidos' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.16% 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 2.5, 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 10.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Leidos has a news sentiment score of 1.50. 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 0.94 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Leidos this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for LDOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 35% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 13 people have added Leidos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $1,852,524.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.96% 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.

  • Read more about Leidos' insider trading history.
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LDOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Leidos' stock was trading at $144.06 at the start of the year. Since then, LDOS stock has increased by 25.6% and is now trading at $180.9250.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.63 by $0.58. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Leidos: Dynetics, IMX Medical Management Services Inc, BECHTEL SAIC COMPANY LLC, Benham/Ellerbe Becket LLC, Benham Military Communities LLC, Leidos Arabia Company Limited, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc., and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Leidos include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.78%), State Street Corp (4.46%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.76%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.75%). Insiders that own company stock include Roger A Krone, Harry M Jansen Kraemer Jr, Roy E Stevens, Stephen Edward Hull, Thomas Arthur Bell, Gregory R Dahlberg, Gregory R Dahlberg, Surya N Mohapatra, Jerald S Howe Jr, David G Fubini, Christopher R Cage, Gary Stephen May, Robert C Kovarik Jr and Noel B Geer.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of LDOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Leidos investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), ServiceNow (NOW) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/16/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2025
Dividend Payable
9/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
IT Services
Sub-Industry
IT Consulting & Other Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:LDOS
CIK
1336920
Fax
N/A
Employees
45,000
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$210.00
Low Price Target
$153.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.58
Trailing P/E Ratio
17.09
Forward P/E Ratio
17.04
P/E Growth
2.09
Net Income
$1.25 billion
Net Margins
8.22%
Pretax Margin
10.80%
Return on Equity
33.57%
Return on Assets
11.45%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.06
Current Ratio
1.62
Quick Ratio
1.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.66 billion
Price / Sales
1.39
Cash Flow
$12.41 per share
Price / Cash Flow
14.58
Book Value
$36.69 per share
Price / Book
4.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
128,300,000
Free Float
127,065,000
Market Cap
$23.21 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.65

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This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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