FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Leidos Issued By Zacks Research

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Leidos in a research note issued to investors on Friday, October 24th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $11.27 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $11.29. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. 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 $2.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.37 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.73 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.99 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.40 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on LDOS. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Leidos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $185.00 to $205.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Leidos from $168.00 to $184.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Truist Financial set a $195.00 price objective on shares of Leidos in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Leidos in a report on Saturday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $188.31.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of LDOS opened at $189.80 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $24.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.94, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 0.71. Leidos has a 1-year low of $123.62 and a 1-year high of $202.90. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $185.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $165.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 15.12%.

Insider Activity at Leidos

In related news, Director Gregory R. Dahlberg sold 952 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $177.43, for a total value of $168,913.36. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 21,068 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,738,095.24. This represents a 4.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $178.05, for a total transaction of $356,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares in the company, valued at $1,804,892.85. This trade represents a 16.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 22,975 shares of company stock worth $4,078,740. Corporate insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Leidos

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Kendall Capital Management lifted its position in Leidos by 93.7% during the second quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 4,270 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $674,000 after purchasing an additional 2,065 shares during the period. Kathmere Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Leidos by 145.6% during the second quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 7,998 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 4,742 shares during the period. McAdam LLC bought a new stake in Leidos during the second quarter worth about $286,000. Amundi lifted its position in Leidos by 19.1% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 88,927 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $12,404,000 after purchasing an additional 14,246 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Leidos by 26.2% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 10,229 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 2,126 shares during the period. 76.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.