Brokerages Set Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) PT at $213.27

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $214.1818.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on LDOS shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $215.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on shares of Leidos from $215.00 to $195.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price (up from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a report on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 21st.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other Leidos news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.21, for a total transaction of $576,630.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 38,575 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,414,500.75. This trade represents a 7.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 4th quarter valued at about $318,839,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $242,464,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Leidos by 64.4% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,529,261 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $241,256,000 after acquiring an additional 598,974 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 2,924.4% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 405,181 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $73,095,000 after purchasing an additional 391,784 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its holdings in Leidos by 663.3% during the fourth quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 355,824 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $64,191,000 after purchasing an additional 309,206 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Stock Performance

Leidos stock opened at $174.98 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $22.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. Leidos has a 1 year low of $123.62 and a 1 year high of $205.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $185.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $186.61.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 17th. The aerospace company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.19. Leidos had a net margin of 8.43% and a return on equity of 32.95%. The business had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share. Leidos’s revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.050-12.450 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Leidos will post 10.62 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.45%.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.