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After finishing at $180.89 in the prior trading day, Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) closed at $177.71, down -1.76%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.76 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. LDOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $181.01 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $176.66.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LDOS by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.03. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’25 when Stevens Roy E sold 2,716 shares for $181.66 per share. The transaction valued at 493,398 led to the insider holds 49,934 shares of the business.
Stevens Roy E bought 2,750 shares of LDOS for $499,574 on Aug 25 ’25. On Aug 20 ’25, another insider, Hull Stephen Edward, who serves as the Sector President of the company, sold 12,890 shares for $178.27 each. As a result, the insider received 2,297,945 and left with 26,370 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 22799661056 and an Enterprise Value of 27615719424. As of this moment, Leidos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.34 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.619 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.945.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LDOS is 0.72, which has changed by 0.14062905 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1716845 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 5.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 929.07K shares per day over the past 3-months and 613170 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 79.24% stake in the company. Shares short for LDOS as of 1755216000 were 3418704 with a Short Ratio of 3.68, compared to 1752537600 on 3078219. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3418704 and a Short% of Float of 3.04.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, LDOS’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.58, compared to 1.58 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00873459The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.31. 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
Its stock is currently analyzed by 10.0 different market analysts. 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
10 analysts predict $4.28B in revenue for the current quarter. 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.
