Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 10.350-10.750 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 10.570. The company issued revenue guidance of $16.9 billion-$17.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.0 billion.

Leidos Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:LDOS opened at $136.82 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $18.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $148.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $157.63. Leidos has a 52 week low of $118.40 and a 52 week high of $202.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.13. Leidos had a return on equity of 30.31% and a net margin of 7.37%. Equities research analysts forecast that Leidos will post 10.03 EPS for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 18.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on LDOS. StockNews.com downgraded Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Leidos from $199.00 to $197.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Leidos from $194.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price objective on Leidos from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.27.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Noel B. Geer acquired 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $161.13 per share, with a total value of $322,260.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 2,000 shares in the company, valued at $322,260. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Leidos Company Profile

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.