Leidos - LDOS Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" LDOS shares.
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8 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Leidos' stock. Their LDOS share price forecasts range from $100.00 to $132.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $115.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% from the stock's current price.
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Leidos' stock was trading at $88.90 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, LDOS stock has increased by 21.2% and is now trading at $107.78.
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Leidos saw a drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 774,700 shares, a drop of 18.4% from the October 31st total of 948,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 760,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company's shares are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 21st 2023.
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Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 1st. The aerospace company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.03. The aerospace company earned $3.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.54 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 4.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.30%.
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Leidos declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Friday, December 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 14th.
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Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.33%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 29.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, LDOS will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.57% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Leidos issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Tuesday, November, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $6.20-$6.40 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.36. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.20 billion-$14.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $14.23 billion.

636 employees have rated Leidos Chief Executive Officer Roger A. Krone on Glassdoor.com. Roger A. Krone has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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

Leidos' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.00%), BlackRock Inc. (9.84%), State Street Corp (4.06%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (3.26%), Boston Partners (3.03%) and First Trust Advisors LP (1.45%). Insiders that own company stock include David G Fubini, Gary Stephen May, Harry M Jansen Kraemer Jr, James Robert Moos, Jonathan W Scholl, Miriam E John, Roger A Krone, Roy E Stevens and Surya N Mohapatra.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LDOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $107.78.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) has a market capitalization of $14.73 billion and generates $13.74 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $753 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.89 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 43,000 workers across the globe.

Leidos' mailing address is 1750 PRESIDENTS STREET, RESTON VA, 20190. The official website for the company is www.leidos.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (571) 526-6000 or via email at ir@leidos.com.