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

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

Leidos announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.87%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 14th. View Leidos' Dividend History.

Leidos announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 22nd 2018, which allows the company to buyback 20,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The aerospace company reported $1.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.07. The aerospace company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.57 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 4.42% and a return on equity of 18.05%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 1.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.04 earnings per share. View Leidos' Earnings History.

Leidos is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Leidos.

Leidos issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.15-4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.38. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.25-10.65 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.39 billion.

7 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Leidos' shares. Their predictions range from $68.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Leidos' share price to reach $75.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Leidos.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Leidos.

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Leidos' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.92%), BlackRock Inc. (8.56%), Boston Partners (3.63%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.23%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.23%). Company insiders that own Leidos stock include Gary Stephen May, Jerald S Howe Jr, John P Jumper and Surya N Mohapatra. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Leidos.

LDOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Natixis, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Systematic Financial Management LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC and Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leidos.

LDOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Boston Partners, Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Marshall Wace LLP, American Century Companies Inc., Bank of America Corp DE and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought Leidos stock in the last two years include Jerald S Howe Jr and Surya N Mohapatra. 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 $68.52.

Leidos has a market capitalization of $10.50 billion and generates $10.17 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $366 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.72 on an earnings per share basis. Leidos employs 31,000 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]