FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Leidos Issued By Zacks Research

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Leidos in a research report issued on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $11.29 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $11.37. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Leidos’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.58 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.45 EPS.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.63 by $0.58. The firm had revenue of $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.24 billion. Leidos had a net margin of 8.22% and a return on equity of 33.57%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.63 EPS. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.150-11.450 EPS.

LDOS has been the subject of several other research reports. Argus increased their price objective on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective (up previously from $186.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, July 14th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Leidos from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.31.

Leidos Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:LDOS opened at $186.72 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.62. The firm has a market cap of $23.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.71. Leidos has a 52 week low of $123.62 and a 52 week high of $202.90. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $184.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $162.88.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. Leidos’s payout ratio is currently 15.12%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In related news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,000 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.05, for a total value of $356,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,804,892.85. The trade was a 16.48% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephen Edward Hull sold 12,497 shares of Leidos stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.14, for a total transaction of $2,226,215.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 25,817 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,599,040.38. This represents a 32.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 22,975 shares of company stock worth $4,078,740. Corporate insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Pacific Financial bought a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new position in Leidos in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in 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 during the period. Finally, Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. boosted its holdings in Leidos by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. now owns 216 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is owned by 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.