Zacks Research Issues Positive Outlook for Leidos Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2027 EPS estimates for Leidos in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.12 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.11. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. The business had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on LDOS. Stifel Nicolaus reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday. Argus boosted their price objective on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Leidos from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $230.00 price target on shares of Leidos in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald increased their price objective on Leidos from $185.00 to $225.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $212.91.

Leidos Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $198.57 on Monday. Leidos has a 1-year low of $123.62 and a 1-year high of $205.77. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $189.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $181.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 16.04%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total value of $543,120.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,526,738. This 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 this hyperlink. 0.69% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 46.5% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,073 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $415,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares during the period. Kera Capital Partners Inc. purchased a new position in Leidos during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $220,000. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Leidos by 1,290.5% during the 2nd quarter. Insight Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 28,992 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,666,000 after acquiring an additional 26,907 shares during the period. Somerset Trust Co boosted its holdings in shares of Leidos by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Somerset Trust Co now owns 3,810 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $601,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Leidos by 14.9% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,112 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $175,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Leidos News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Leidos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research issued a string of small upward EPS revisions for FY2026/FY2027 and several quarterly estimates, signaling modest upside to earnings consensus (Zacks still carries a “Hold” rating). Zacks estimates update
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage pieces highlighting Wall Street bulls’ interest in Leidos underscore investor appetite for its defense/IT exposure and may be supporting the rally. Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Leidos (LDOS): Should You Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the estimate tweaks, Zacks maintains a “Hold” — the changes are incremental rather than a major catalyst, so they provide limited directional impetus by themselves. Zacks consensus/hold commentary
• Negative Sentiment: Stifel downgraded Leidos, which typically exerts downward pressure on the stock by reducing buy-side conviction and potentially prompting re-rating risk. Stifel downgrades Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
• Negative Sentiment: Market Talk flagged a slowing Veterans Affairs revenue stream as a potential headwind for Leidos’ government-business growth, a material operational risk for investors focused on near-term topline. Leidos to Face Headwind From Slowing Veterans-Affairs Revenue — Market Talk
• Negative Sentiment: A Yahoo Finance piece raises questions about routine insider stock credits and whether they mask a shift in Leidos’ defense IT positioning — governance/strategy concerns that can increase investor caution. Are Leidos Holdings’ (LDOS) Routine Insider Stock Credits Masking a Shift in Its Defense IT Positioning?

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.