Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS – Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the eleven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $123.09.
Several research firms have recently issued reports on LDOS. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Leidos from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. StockNews.com upgraded Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Leidos from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 1st. TheStreet upgraded Leidos from a “c” rating to a “b” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on Leidos from $133.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 14th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 11,633 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $708,000 after purchasing an additional 344 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,161,653 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $107,058,000 after purchasing an additional 16,250 shares in the last quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 178,171 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $16,420,000 after purchasing an additional 29,899 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Leidos by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,143,664 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $105,400,000 after purchasing an additional 82,447 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Heartland Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,169,000. Institutional investors own 74.71% of the company’s stock.
Leidos Price Performance
Shares of LDOS stock opened at $126.58 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $113.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $104.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of $17.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 89.14, a PEG ratio of 2.00 and a beta of 0.68. Leidos has a 12 month low of $76.58 and a 12 month high of $127.10.
Leidos (NYSE:LDOS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 13th. The aerospace company reported $1.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.25. The firm had revenue of $3.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.81 billion. Leidos had a return on equity of 22.92% and a net margin of 1.29%. The company’s revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.83 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Leidos will post 7.75 EPS for the current year.
Leidos Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a $0.38 dividend. This represents a $1.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. Leidos’s payout ratio is 107.04%.
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.
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