Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 10.350-10.750 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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

LDOS opened at $136.82 on Thursday. 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 company’s 50-day moving average price is $148.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.63. Leidos has a fifty-two week low of $118.40 and a fifty-two week high of $202.90. The firm has a market cap of $18.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 0.66.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 11th. The aerospace company reported $2.37 earnings per share 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Leidos will post 10.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Leidos from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $228.00 to $153.00 in a report on Thursday, December 12th. Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Leidos from $185.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price on Leidos from $145.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on Leidos from $194.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $176.27.

Insider Buying and Selling at Leidos

In related news, Director Noel B. Geer purchased 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $161.13 per share, with a total value of $322,260.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $322,260. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.96% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.