Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Leidos Q1 Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Leidos in a research note issued to investors on Friday, December 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.92 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.90. Zacks Research currently 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’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.77 EPS.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. The company had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 33.02% and a net margin of 8.11%.Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on LDOS. Wall Street Zen downgraded Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Leidos in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Citigroup initiated coverage on Leidos in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $218.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Argus upped their price target on Leidos from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.42.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $185.89 on Monday. Leidos has a twelve month low of $123.62 and a twelve month high of $205.77. The company has a market cap of $23.77 billion, a PE ratio of 17.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.58. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $189.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $178.92. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Leidos in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. First Pacific Financial acquired a new position in Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Raleigh Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 471.4% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 200 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total transaction of $543,120.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,575 shares in the company, valued at $7,526,738. This trade represents a 6.73% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is 16.04%.

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.