NYSE:LDOS - Leidos Stock Price, Forecast & News

Leidos trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LDOS."

Leidos announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share on Friday, December 27th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View Leidos' Dividend History.

Leidos announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Thursday, February 22nd 2018, which permits the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) released its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The aerospace company reported $1.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.17. The aerospace company had revenue of $2.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.73 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 21.12% and a net margin of 6.25%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.14 earnings per share. View Leidos' Earnings History.

Leidos is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 18th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Leidos.

Leidos updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, October, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.90-$5.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.71. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.9-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.82 billion.

11 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Leidos' stock. Their forecasts range from $75.00 to $111.00. On average, they anticipate Leidos' stock price to reach $92.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Leidos.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Leidos.

Media stories about LDOS stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Leidos earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Leidos.

Leidos saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,890,000 shares, a drop of 24.5% from the December 15th total of 5,150,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 980,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.0 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View Leidos' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Leidos investors own include Lockheed Martin (LMT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Raytheon (RTN), Science Applications International (SAIC), Boeing (BA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Micron Technology (MU) and Northrop Grumman (NOC).

Leidos' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include PGGM Investments (0.18%), Howard Capital Management (0.10%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.03%) and Cozad Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Leidos.

LDOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including IFP Advisors Inc, DNB Asset Management AS, Howard Capital Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Reilly Financial Advisors LLC, TrimTabs Asset Management LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Altfest L J & Co. Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leidos.

LDOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Central Bank & Trust Co., First Hawaiian Bank, Tower View Investment Management & Research LLC and Independence Wealth Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leidos.

Shares of LDOS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LDOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $103.39.

Leidos has a market capitalization of $14.64 billion and generates $10.19 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $582 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.38 on an earnings per share basis. Leidos employs 32,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Leidos.

The official website for Leidos is http://www.leidos.com/.

Leidos' mailing address is 11951 FREEDOM DRIVE, RESTON VA, 20190. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 571-526-6000 or via email at [email protected]