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LDOS vs. BAH, CACI, LHX, RTX, SAIC, CTSH, IT, DOX, EPAM, and TDC

Should 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 (NYSE:BAH) and Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) are both large-cap it consulting & other services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Leidos pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leidos pays out 16.1% 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. Booz Allen Hamilton has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Leidos has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Leidos had 6 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Leidos and 18 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Leidos' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Booz Allen Hamilton's score of 1.09 indicating that Leidos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Booz Allen Hamilton
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Leidos
17 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton$11.98B1.11$935M$7.2514.71
Leidos$16.66B1.25$1.25B$9.9416.22

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus target price of $134.64, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Leidos has a consensus target price of $177.46, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Leidos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Booz Allen Hamilton
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17
Leidos
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Leidos shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Leidos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Leidos has a net margin of 7.87% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 7.81%. Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity of 72.35% beat Leidos' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Booz Allen Hamilton7.81% 72.35% 11.77%
Leidos 7.87%32.62%11.14%

Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leidos has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Leidos beats Booz Allen Hamilton on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LDOS vs. The Competition

MetricLeidosIT Services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.75B$17.39B$27.45B$20.45B
Dividend Yield0.97%1.48%3.13%3.78%
P/E Ratio16.2240.3137.3427.81
Price / Sales1.2515.181,898.2440.69
Price / Cash13.0826.3438.4122.26
Price / Book4.835.097.214.58
Net Income$1.25B$434.10M$763.56M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.82%-0.42%1.29%0.59%
1 Month Performance10.10%-1.04%4.80%3.82%
1 Year Performance11.18%28.33%52,367.76%14.50%

Leidos Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LDOS
Leidos
4.4054 of 5 stars
$161.26
-0.5%
$177.46
+10.0%
+11.4%$20.75B$16.66B16.2248,000Positive News
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.9824 of 5 stars
$104.03
+1.1%
$134.64
+29.4%
-30.0%$12.92B$11.98B14.3535,800Positive News
CACI
CACI International
2.9078 of 5 stars
$475.45
+2.6%
$520.31
+9.4%
+14.7%$10.46B$7.66B22.4424,000Analyst Upgrade
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.2103 of 5 stars
$250.06
+1.2%
$258.75
+3.5%
+13.8%$46.75B$21.33B29.6646,000Positive News
RTX
RTX
4.807 of 5 stars
$145.76
+0.8%
$161.12
+10.5%
+44.8%$194.73B$80.74B42.74186,000Trending News
SAIC
Science Applications International
3.7644 of 5 stars
$112.17
+2.7%
$124.73
+11.2%
+2.3%$5.26B$7.51B18.9226,000News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions
4.6989 of 5 stars
$77.94
+0.3%
$85.00
+9.1%
+19.5%$38.42B$19.74B16.41355,300Positive News
IT
Gartner
4.7193 of 5 stars
$404.25
+0.4%
$515.89
+27.6%
-11.2%$31.12B$6.30B25.1619,500
DOX
Amdocs
4.8523 of 5 stars
$91.20
+0.8%
$105.33
+15.5%
+18.2%$10.30B$5.00B19.2029,058Analyst Forecast
EPAM
EPAM Systems
4.9709 of 5 stars
$177.87
+1.7%
$233.93
+31.5%
-1.5%$10.08B$4.73B24.8861,200Positive News
TDC
Teradata
3.8419 of 5 stars
$22.25
+1.5%
$27.25
+22.5%
-32.5%$2.13B$1.75B15.675,700Positive News

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This page (NYSE:LDOS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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