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 Wednesday, August 1st. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 14th. View Leidos' Dividend History.

Leidos declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, February 22nd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 20,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE:LDOS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 26th. The aerospace company reported $1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 18.05% and a net margin of 4.42%. The firm's revenue was down 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. View Leidos' Earnings History.

Leidos is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Leidos.

Leidos updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.15-4.50 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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.

8 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Leidos' shares. Their forecasts range from $64.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Leidos' stock price to reach $73.8750 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Leidos.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leidos in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Leidos.

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Headlines about LDOS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Leidos earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the aerospace company an impact score of 46.87 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for Leidos.

Leidos' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC (1.15%). 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. 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 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 $71.72.

Leidos has a market capitalization of $10.62 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]