Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.13, Zacks reports. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.31% and a net margin of 7.37%. Leidos updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.350-10.750 EPS.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE LDOS opened at $136.82 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $148.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.63. Leidos has a 52 week low of $118.40 and a 52 week high of $202.90. The stock has a market cap of $18.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58, a PEG ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.66.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.22%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LDOS has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen downgraded Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $200.00 to $165.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com cut shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Leidos from $194.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on Leidos from $162.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.27.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Noel B. Geer purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $161.13 per share, with a total value of $322,260.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $322,260. This represents a ? increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.