Zacks Research Has Positive Outlook for Leidos Q2 Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for Leidos in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.12 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.11. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share.

A number of other research firms have also commented on LDOS. Wall Street Zen lowered Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “hold” rating and issued a $220.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on Leidos from $209.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.91.

Leidos Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $195.56 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.00 billion, a PE ratio of 18.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $189.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.02. Leidos has a 1 year low of $123.62 and a 1 year high of $205.77.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.61 by $0.44. Leidos had a net margin of 8.11% and a return on equity of 33.02%. The company had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were given a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s payout ratio is 16.04%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $543,120.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,526,738. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LDOS. First Pacific Financial acquired a new position in shares of Leidos during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Leidos during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Leidos during the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leidos by 471.4% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.