NYSE:LDOS - Leidos Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

Leidos declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. View Leidos' Dividend History.

Leidos declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 22nd 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 19th. The aerospace company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.03. The aerospace company had revenue of $2.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.66 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 19.68% and a net margin of 5.70%. The company's revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.87 earnings per share. View Leidos' Earnings History.

Leidos is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Leidos.

Leidos issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 19th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.25-4.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.5-10.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.64 billion.

4 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Leidos' stock. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Leidos' stock price to reach $74.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Leidos.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Leidos.

Media coverage about LDOS stock has been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Leidos earned a news impact score of 2.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the aerospace company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Leidos investors own include Science Applications International (SAIC), NVIDIA (NVDA), Raytheon (RTN), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Nucor (NUE), Starbucks (SBUX), Boeing (BA), Walt Disney (DIS) and General Electric (GE).

Leidos' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ronna Sue Cohen (0.49%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%), Heritage Investors Management Corp (0.03%) and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%). Company insiders that own Leidos stock include Gary Stephen May, Jerald S Howe Jr and John P Jumper. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Leidos.

LDOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Strs Ohio, Pure Financial Advisors Inc., Reilly Financial Advisors LLC and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leidos.

LDOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ronna Sue Cohen, W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Brookstone Capital Management, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV and Heritage Investors Management Corp. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LDOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $66.51.

Leidos has a market capitalization of $9.55 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.

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]