Leidos (LDOS) Competitors $184.35 -0.06 (-0.03%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$186.24 +1.89 (+1.02%) As of 10/17/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LDOS vs. BAH, CACI, LHX, RTX, SAIC, CTSH, IT, DOX, EPAM, and TDCShould you be buying Leidos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leidos include Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), CACI International (CACI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), RTX (RTX), Science Applications International (SAIC), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), Gartner (IT), Amdocs (DOX), EPAM Systems (EPAM), and Teradata (TDC). Leidos vs. Its Competitors Booz Allen Hamilton CACI International L3Harris Technologies RTX Science Applications International Cognizant Technology Solutions Gartner Amdocs EPAM Systems Teradata Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) and Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE:BAH) are both large-cap it consulting & other services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Is LDOS or BAH more profitable? Booz Allen Hamilton has a net margin of 8.70% compared to Leidos' net margin of 8.22%. Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity of 73.05% beat Leidos' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Leidos8.22% 33.57% 11.45% Booz Allen Hamilton 8.70%73.05%11.61% Is LDOS or BAH a better dividend stock? Leidos pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Leidos pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Leidos has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Booz Allen Hamilton has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts prefer LDOS or BAH? Leidos currently has a consensus target price of $188.31, suggesting a potential upside of 2.14%. Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus target price of $129.45, suggesting a potential upside of 31.98%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Leidos.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Leidos 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Booz Allen Hamilton 3 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LDOS or BAH? 76.1% of Leidos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Leidos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LDOS or BAH? In the previous week, Leidos had 14 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Leidos and 21 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Leidos' score of 0.77 indicating that Booz Allen Hamilton is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Leidos 16 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Booz Allen Hamilton 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LDOS or BAH? Leidos has higher revenue and earnings than Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leidos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLeidos$16.66B1.42$1.25B$10.5817.42Booz Allen Hamilton$11.98B1.01$935M$8.1412.05 Which has more risk & volatility, LDOS or BAH? Leidos has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLeidos beats Booz Allen Hamilton on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Leidos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LDOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LDOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLeidosIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.67B$16.05B$32.91B$21.83BDividend Yield0.87%1.84%3.23%3.62%P/E Ratio17.4231.56481.5732.43Price / Sales1.4236.911,478.6760.32Price / Cash14.6722.0237.3424.21Price / Book5.528.147.414.59Net Income$1.25B$365.88M$820.48M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.88%1.98%0.64%1.31%1 Month Performance-1.83%4.28%0.98%-0.93%1 Year Performance8.75%242.91%24,165.20%9.51% Leidos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LDOSLeidos4.4769 of 5 stars$184.350.0%$188.31+2.1%+8.8%$23.67B$16.66B17.4248,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.853 of 5 stars$96.32-0.8%$134.00+39.1%-40.1%$11.87B$11.96B11.8335,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownCACICACI International3.1113 of 5 stars$508.84-0.3%$548.73+7.8%-3.0%$11.19B$8.63B22.7725,000Upcoming EarningsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.6336 of 5 stars$293.44+0.4%$278.19-5.2%+14.1%$54.90B$21.37B32.7947,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.6569 of 5 stars$158.83+0.7%$164.13+3.3%+25.5%$212.59B$83.60B34.91186,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsSAICScience Applications International3.8385 of 5 stars$96.28-0.3%$115.10+19.5%-34.0%$4.43B$7.46B16.2426,000Positive NewsCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.8324 of 5 stars$66.34+0.8%$86.79+30.8%-15.3%$32.40B$20.49B13.48336,800News CoveragePositive NewsITGartner4.7672 of 5 stars$245.46+2.5%$356.89+45.4%-55.6%$18.59B$6.30B15.1121,044News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDOXAmdocs4.8992 of 5 stars$81.44+0.8%$108.00+32.6%-8.8%$9.19B$5.00B16.5229,058EPAMEPAM Systems4.8112 of 5 stars$146.74+3.1%$224.06+52.7%-28.2%$8.17B$4.73B20.9361,200News CoveragePositive NewsTDCTeradata3.6073 of 5 stars$21.32+4.4%$26.86+26.0%-35.8%$2.01B$1.75B18.865,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Booz Allen Hamilton Competitors CACI International Competitors L3Harris Technologies Competitors RTX Competitors Science Applications International Competitors Cognizant Technology Solutions Competitors Gartner Competitors Amdocs Competitors EPAM Systems Competitors Teradata Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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