Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Given New $138.00 Price Target at UBS Group

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) had its price objective increased by equities research analysts at UBS Group from $124.00 to $138.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the aerospace company’s stock. UBS Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 8.45% from the company’s previous close.

LDOS has been the subject of several other research reports. Robert W. Baird set a $150.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Leidos from $140.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen raised Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Leidos from $205.00 to $193.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on Leidos from $160.00 to $115.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $156.40.

Leidos Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of LDOS traded down $3.36 on Wednesday, reaching $127.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 986,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,313,087. Leidos has a twelve month low of $98.86 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.01 billion, a PE ratio of 11.64, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $113.27 and a 200-day moving average of $145.47.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.91 by $0.35. The firm had revenue of $4.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.44 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 31.92% and a net margin of 8.15%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.21 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2026 guidance at 12.200-12.500 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Leidos will post 12.3 EPS for the current year.

Leidos announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, July 31st that permits the company to repurchase 20,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the aerospace company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,345,686.75. This represents a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Leidos

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Leidos by 55.1% in the 2nd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 42,747 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,406,000 after purchasing an additional 15,192 shares during the period. Tema ETFs LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 28.3% during the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 2,622 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 579 shares during the period. Fulton Bank N.A. boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 2,260 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. grew its position in shares of Leidos by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 258,982 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $26,667,000 after buying an additional 1,908 shares during the period. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its position in Leidos by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 35,803 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,687,000 after acquiring an additional 982 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Leidos News

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane raised its Leidos price target from $165 to $175 and assigned an “outperform” rating, implying substantial upside from recent levels. Benzinga price-target report
• Positive Sentiment: Leidos reported second-quarter revenue of $4.56 billion, up 7% year over year and above the $4.44 billion analyst estimate. Non-GAAP EPS of $3.26 also exceeded consensus of $2.91, supported by demand in defense, homeland security, intelligence and defense technology. Leidos second-quarter results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $18.2 billion-$18.4 billion and EPS guidance to $12.20-$12.50. Operating cash flow reached $793 million and non-GAAP free cash flow was $761 million, while $4.9 billion of bookings and a $48.7 billion backlog supported visibility. Leidos cash-flow and guidance report
• Neutral Sentiment: The earnings call indicated that growth in Defense, Homeland and Intelligence is offsetting pressure in the Health segment, suggesting a favorable demand mix but also continued weakness in part of the portfolio. Leidos earnings-call highlights
• Negative Sentiment: GAAP net income fell to $356 million, or $2.81 per diluted share, from $393 million, or $3.01, a year earlier. Acquisition and joint-venture costs contributed to the decline, while net margin narrowed to 7.8% from 9.2%. Leidos net-income report
• Negative Sentiment: Recent disclosed activity shows insider selling and several large institutional position reductions. These signals may add pressure after the earnings-driven advance, although they are less significant than the company’s fundamental results.

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.