Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Releases Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.13 EPS

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

Leidos Trading Down 0.6 %

LDOS opened at $136.82 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $148.78 and its 200-day moving average is $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. The firm has a market capitalization 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.

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. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.22%.

Insider Activity

In other Leidos news, Director Noel B. Geer purchased 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $161.13 per share, for a total transaction of $322,260.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 2,000 shares in the company, valued at $322,260. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.96% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on LDOS shares. StockNews.com cut Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Leidos from $194.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Friday, February 7th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $185.00 target price on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $228.00 to $153.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Leidos from $199.00 to $197.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Leidos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $176.27.

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.