Analysts Issue Forecasts for Leidos’ Q1 Earnings (NYSE:LDOS)

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Leidos in a report issued on Tuesday, March 4th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $2.44 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.35. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Leidos’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.60 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.68 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.58 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.86 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.42 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $162.00 to $156.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, TD Cowen lowered shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $200.00 to $165.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $175.87.

Leidos Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of LDOS opened at $133.67 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.66. Leidos has a 12-month low of $123.22 and a 12-month high of $202.90. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $141.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $155.90.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.24 by $0.13. Leidos had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 30.93%.

Leidos Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 28th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.40 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.20%. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.32%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leidos news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 2,128 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $131.24, for a total value of $279,278.72. Following the sale, the director now owns 11,264 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,478,287.36. This represents a 15.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Robert C. Kovarik, Jr. sold 1,511 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.56, for a total value of $203,320.16. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,408 shares in the company, valued at approximately $862,260.48. This represents a 19.08 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Leidos

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LDOS. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 1,460.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 156 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Leidos during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Leidos by 422.2% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 188 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

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.