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In the latest session, Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) closed at $190.82 down -2.62% from its previous closing price of $195.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. LDOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $188.26.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Leidos Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 1.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
On December 12, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $218.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on September 04, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $210.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 19 ’25 when Porter Elizabeth A sold 3,000 shares for $181.04 per share. The transaction valued at 543,130 led to the insider holds 41,575 shares of the business.
Porter Elizabeth A bought 3,000 shares of LDOS for $544,080 on Dec 19 ’25. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, Hull Stephen Edward, who serves as the Sector President of the company, sold 12,497 shares for $178.14 each. As a result, the insider received 2,226,216 and left with 25,817 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LDOS now has a Market Capitalization of 24481697792 and an Enterprise Value of 28697323520. As of this moment, Leidos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.656 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.29.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LDOS is 0.60, which has changed by 0.2635244 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LDOS has reached a high of $205.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.22%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LDOS has traded an average of 820.57K shares per day and 975530 over the past ten days. A total of 127.85M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 126.91M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.16% stake in the company. Shares short for LDOS as of 1767139200 were 2282009 with a Short Ratio of 2.78, compared to 1764288000 on 2192916. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2282009 and a Short% of Float of 2.0399998999999998.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LDOS is 1.63, from 1.6 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008164931. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.27. The current Payout Ratio is 16.70% for LDOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-30 when the company split stock in a 405:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 14.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.99, with high estimates of $3.23 and low estimates of $2.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $12.07 and $11.49 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.81. EPS for the following year is $12.36, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $13.14 and $11.55.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 14 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.31B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.42B to a low estimate of $4.21B. As of. The current estimate, Leidos Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.37BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.39B. There is a high estimate of $4.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.3B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LDOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.06B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $16.66BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.91B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.21B and the low estimate is $17.49B.
