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Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) closed the day trading at $145.71 up 0.09% from the previous closing price of $145.58. In other words, the price has increased by $0.09 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. LDOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $146.3299 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $144.33.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LDOS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.66 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.48. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.99.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Goldman on December 12, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $153 from $228 previously.
On December 02, 2024, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $182.
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 Nov 20 ’24 when Geer Noel B bought 2,000 shares for $161.13 per share. The transaction valued at 322,261 led to the insider holds 2,000 shares of the business.
Stevens Roy E sold 1,137 shares of LDOS for $229,219 on Nov 12 ’24. The Sector President now owns 44,149 shares after completing the transaction at $201.60 per share. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, Stevens Roy E, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,137 shares for $201.39 each.
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 19442524160 and an Enterprise Value of 23326447616. As of this moment, Leidos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.19 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.433 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.34.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LDOS has reached a high of $202.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $106.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.66%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LDOS traded about 1.25M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LDOS traded about 1578230 shares per day. A total of 133.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.75M. Insiders hold about 1.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.27% stake in the company. Shares short for LDOS as of 1732838400 were 2593001 with a Short Ratio of 2.53, compared to 1730332800 on 1488199. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2593001 and a Short% of Float of 2.5899999.
Dividends & Splits
LDOS’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.54, up from 1.52 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010440994The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.36.
