NYSE:LDOS - Leidos Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Leidos declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 11th. Investors of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View Leidos' Dividend History.

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

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03. The aerospace company earned $2.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.58 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 3.95% and a return on equity of 17.90%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.88 EPS. View Leidos' Earnings History.

Leidos issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $4.15 to $4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.41. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.25 billion to $10.65 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.47 billion.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Leidos' stock. Their predictions range from $64.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Leidos' share price to reach $73.8750 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Leidos.

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News coverage about LDOS stock has trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Leidos earned a media sentiment score of 0.30 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the aerospace company an impact score of 46.13 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Leidos' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.53%), Boston Partners (3.16%), FIL Ltd (2.49%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.92%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.71%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.71%). 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 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Boston Partners, FIL Ltd, Prudential Financial Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN and Federated Investors Inc. PA. Company insiders that have sold Leidos company stock in the last year include Gary Stephen May and John P Jumper. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leidos.

LDOS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., BB&T Securities LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, BlackRock Inc., Eaton Vance Management, Natixis, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and Principal Financial Group Inc.. 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 $57.92.

Leidos has a market capitalization of $9.03 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.

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]