Leidos Holdings is a information technology service company located in Virginia, United States, which is part of the Technology sector, and is traded under the ticker LDOS on the NYSE exchange.
Leidos Holdings stock last closed at $92.16, up 0.02% from the previous day, and has increased 4.61% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Information Technology Services industry by 0.02 percentage points. Leidos Holdings stock is currently +20.34% from its 52-week low of $76.58, and -16.91% from its 52-week high of $110.91.
There are currently 137.35M shares of LDOS outstanding. The market value of LDOS is $12.66B. In the last 24 hours, 555,538 LDOS shares were traded.
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Out of 10 Wall Street analysts who give recommendations on LDOS, the consensus analyst rating on LDOS is a Strong Buy
Please note that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Matthew Akers, a top 11% analyst from Wells Fargo maintains LDOS with a strong buy rating and lowers their LDOS price target from $129.00 to $121.00, on Sep 18, 2023.
Joseph DeNardi, a top 17% analyst from Stifel Nicolaus maintains LDOS with a strong buy rating and raises their LDOS price target from $116.00 to $119.00, on Aug 18, 2023.
Stifel Nicolaus's Joseph DeNardi raised their price target on Leidos Holdings (NYSE: LDOS) by 2.6% from $116 to $119 on 2023/08/18. The analyst maintained their Strong Buy rating on the stock.
Stifel Nicolaus doesn't expect significant changes to Leidos Holdings' portfolio now that CEO Tom Bell has been in place since 2023/05, DeNardi reported.
The analyst said he thinks, however, there will be more of a focus on making money and getting the most out of the business.
This may result in some areas of the company receiving more funding while others do not, which may boost margins in the mid-term, DeNardi detailed.
David Strauss, a top 29% analyst from Barclays maintains LDOS with a hold rating and raises their LDOS price target from $90.00 to $106.00, on Aug 8, 2023.
Gavin Parsons, a top 35% analyst from Goldman Sachs maintains LDOS with a strong buy rating and raises their LDOS price target from $114.00 to $127.00, on Aug 3, 2023.
Seth Seifman, a bottom 24% analyst from JP Morgan maintains LDOS with a strong buy rating and raises their LDOS price target from $102.00 to $120.00, on Aug 2, 2023.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are projecting on the Leidos Holdings stock forecast page.
Last year, LDOS earnings were $708.00M. During the past 5 year, LDOS's earnings have grown by 12.21% per year. This was faster than the Information Technology Services industry average of 6.7%.
Last year, LDOS revenue was $14.84B. In the last 5 year, LDOS's revenue has gone up by 8.24% per year. This was slower than the Information Technology Services industry average of 8.76%.
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In the past year, insiders at LDOS have sold more shares than they have bought.
Miriam E. John, Director of LDOS, was the latest LDOS insider to sell. They sold $206,241.84 worth of LDOS shares on Aug 10, 2023.
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Leidos Holdings pays a dividend of 1.56%, compared to the Information Technology Services industry's average dividend yield of 2.26%. If you owned $1,000 worth of LDOS stock, you would have been paid $15.63 in the past 12 months.
Leidos Holdings dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
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