FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Leidos Issued By Zacks Research

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Leidos in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $11.07 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $10.30. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. TD Cowen cut Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $200.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Leidos from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. William Blair cut Leidos from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $175.87.

Leidos Trading Up 4.8 %

Leidos stock opened at $139.49 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $141.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $155.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.21. Leidos has a one year low of $123.22 and a one year high of $202.90. The stock has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a PE ratio of 15.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.72.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.13. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.93% and a net margin of 7.53%.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. Leidos’s payout ratio is presently 17.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In other Leidos news, Director Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. sold 1,511 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.56, for a total value of $203,320.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,408 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $862,260.48. The trade was a 19.08 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,128 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $131.24, for a total value of $279,278.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,264 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,478,287.36. The trade was a 15.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in LDOS. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Leidos by 5.1% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 26,550 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,328,000 after buying an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. National Pension Service increased its position in shares of Leidos by 28.8% in the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 250,531 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $40,837,000 after buying an additional 56,073 shares in the last quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Leidos by 0.6% in the third quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 46,749 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,620,000 after buying an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Leidos by 4.8% in the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 24,311 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,963,000 after buying an additional 1,111 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Amalgamated Bank increased its position in shares of Leidos by 1.0% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 27,839 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,538,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Leidos

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.