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The price of Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) closed at $180.44 in the last session, up 0.16% from day before closing price of $180.16. In other words, the price has increased by $0.16 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.55 million shares were traded. LDOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $180.713 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $179.04.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LDOS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.29. 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 1.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.20.
Robert W. Baird Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on May 27, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $163.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 20 ’25 when Hull Stephen Edward bought 12,890 shares for $178.77 per share.
May Gary Stephen sold 2,000 shares of LDOS for $356,104 on Aug 11 ’25. The Director now owns 10,137 shares after completing the transaction at $178.05 per share. On Aug 11 ’25, another insider, Dahlberg Gregory R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 952 shares for $177.43 each. As a result, the insider received 168,911 and left with 21,068 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 23149910016 and an Enterprise Value of 27965970432. As of this moment, Leidos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.64 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.096.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LDOS is 0.71, which has changed by 0.16488051 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LDOS has reached a high of $202.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $123.62. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.39%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LDOS traded on average about 1.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 780930 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 128.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 127.16M. Insiders hold about 0.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.87% stake in the company. Shares short for LDOS as of 1753920000 were 2749629 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1751241600 on 3417960. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2749629 and a Short% of Float of 2.4500001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for LDOS is 1.58, which was 1.58 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0087699825The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.32. The current Payout Ratio is 16.70% for LDOS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-30 when the company split stock in a 405:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) is currently in progress, with 10.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.65, with high estimates of $2.79 and low estimates of $2.55.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.76 and $11.15 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.47. EPS for the following year is $11.78, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $12.52 and $10.9.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $4.28B. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.32B to a low estimate of $4.2B. As of the current estimate, Leidos Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.19BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.42B. There is a high estimate of $4.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.35B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LDOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $16.66BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.09B and the low estimate is $17.45B.
