Leidos (LDOS) Competitors $175.31 +0.82 (+0.47%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$176.56 +1.25 (+0.71%) As of 08/7/2025 07:24 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LDOS or BAH? 76.1% of Leidos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Leidos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate LDOS or BAH? Leidos currently has a consensus target price of $179.46, suggesting a potential upside of 2.37%. Booz Allen Hamilton has a consensus target price of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.96%. 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Booz Allen Hamilton 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 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 2.0%. Leidos pays out 16.1% 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 raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Booz Allen Hamilton has raised 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. 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% Which has more volatility and risk, LDOS or BAH? Leidos has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LDOS or BAH? In the previous week, Leidos had 36 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Leidos and 20 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Leidos' score of 0.79 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) 6 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Booz Allen Hamilton 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$16.66B1.35$1.25B$9.9417.64Booz Allen Hamilton$11.98B1.14$935M$8.1413.61 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LDOS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$22.39B$15.92B$29.50B$20.70BDividend Yield0.92%1.72%3.11%3.67%P/E Ratio16.5737.8450.8228.64Price / Sales1.3512.411,597.6657.35Price / Cash13.8824.1236.7223.59Price / Book4.784.577.324.32Net Income$1.25B$434.10M$803.33M$995.66M7 Day Performance10.11%0.42%1.13%1.91%1 Month Performance8.11%-8.82%-0.75%-0.54%1 Year Performance21.42%16.23%53,045.82%14.76% Leidos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LDOSLeidos4.5717 of 5 stars$175.31+0.5%$179.46+2.4%+22.4%$22.39B$16.66B16.5748,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.8599 of 5 stars$107.36-5.0%$134.00+24.8%-23.8%$13.36B$11.98B13.2235,800Positive NewsCACICACI International2.545 of 5 stars$464.68-3.2%$522.23+12.4%+11.5%$10.22B$7.66B21.9324,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionLHXL3Harris Technologies4.6122 of 5 stars$269.38+0.0%$276.53+2.7%+20.8%$50.36B$21.33B30.1047,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRTXRTX4.402 of 5 stars$156.05-0.5%$155.69-0.2%+36.2%$208.89B$80.74B34.30186,000Trending NewsInsider TradeSAICScience Applications International3.1434 of 5 stars$113.10-1.5%$125.64+11.1%-2.6%$5.31B$7.51B19.1226,000Positive NewsCTSHCognizant Technology Solutions4.9336 of 5 stars$75.43-1.6%$85.88+13.9%-5.5%$37.21B$19.74B15.89336,800Positive NewsITGartner4.9197 of 5 stars$353.47-0.9%$507.56+43.6%-50.9%$27.27B$6.30B22.0521,044Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDOXAmdocs4.6646 of 5 stars$86.75-1.2%$105.33+21.4%+8.8%$9.79B$5.00B18.2629,058Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpEPAMEPAM Systems4.9639 of 5 stars$169.50-0.7%$231.73+36.7%-24.3%$9.62B$4.86B23.7561,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpTDCTeradata3.4973 of 5 stars$22.45+1.7%$27.25+21.4%-15.1%$2.15B$1.75B15.815,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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