Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Announces Earnings Results

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.13, Zacks reports. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.31% and a net margin of 7.37%. Leidos updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.350-10.750 EPS.

Leidos Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSE LDOS opened at $142.86 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $149.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.78. Leidos has a 12 month low of $113.67 and a 12 month high of $202.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market capitalization of $19.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.66.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Leidos’s payout ratio is 18.22%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In other news, Director Noel B. Geer bought 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $161.13 per share, with a total value of $322,260.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $322,260. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have issued reports on LDOS. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Leidos from $180.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Leidos from $205.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 22nd. Barclays lifted their target price on Leidos from $165.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of Leidos in a report on Friday. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $185.00 price objective on the stock. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $179.47.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S.