According to Bloomberg.com, the nine analysts who are currently following the company gives Leidos Holdings, INC (NYSE: LDOS), which has the ticker symbol “LDOS,” a recommendation of “Moderate Buy” on average.
This information was obtained from the company’s stock ticker.
The recommendation of four financial analysts is for investors to keep holding onto the stock, while the recommendation of four other financial analysts is for investors to buy company shares.
An average price target of $113.43 per share has been established for the stock by the brokerage firms that have recently covered the company.
This price target will be in effect for the next twelve months.
On February 14, the most recent quarterly earnings report for Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) was made public for investors to review.
The aerospace company reported earnings per share for the quarter at $1.83, $0.22 higher than the consensus estimate among analysts who follow the industry.
The return on equity for Leidos came in at 22.01%, while the net margin for the company was 4.76%.
The revenue brought in by the company for the quarter was $3.70 billion, which is higher than the $3.62 billion in revenue anticipated to be generated by the company during the quarter.
The company generated $1.56 per share in the same period the previous year. When compared to the same period in the previous year, the company’s quarterly revenue saw a 5.9% increase in percentage growth.
Market analysts predict that Leidos will end the current financial year with a $6.64 per share, bringing the company’s total profit to $8.32 billion.
When trading began for the first time on Thursday, the price of LDOS stock was $92.31.
The quick ratio is 0.85, the current ratio is 0.92, and the debt-to-equity ratio is 0.90.
All of these numbers are relative to the total amount of debt.
All these figures should be interpreted in light of the overall sum owed.
The stock trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77, and a beta value of 0.76.
At this time, it is estimated to be worth $12.64 billion.
The company’s moving average price over the previous 50 days is $97.81, and the moving average price over the previous 200 days is $99.18.
Leidos’ 52-week high is $111.12, and its 52-week low is $87.24.
There have been several different analyst reports where the term “LDOS” has been used.
In a research report released on February 15, Royal Bank of Canada lowered the “sector perform” rating they had previously assigned to Leidos shares and decreased the price objective they had previously assigned to the stock from $112.00 to $105.00.
In a research note published on February 15, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their rating on Leidos shares to “equal weight” and lowered their price target for the stock from $114.00 to $103.00.
Additionally, the price target for the stock had previously been $114.00.
Morgan Stanley’s “equal weight” rating and their price objective on Leidos shares, which were revealed in a research note issued on February 15, were lowered from $111.00 to $105.00.
Both of these changes were made public on the same day.
In a research note published on February 16, Citigroup lowered their price objective on Leidos shares from $130.00 to $125.00 and lowered their “buy” rating on Leidos shares to reflect this change.
In a research report published on March 8, StockNews.com downgraded its recommendation for Leidos, moving it from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
Previously, the recommendation had been for Leidos to “buy” the stock.
In addition, the company just recently announced a quarterly dividend distribution, which will occur on the following Friday, March 31. Shareholders on record as of the 15th of the month will be eligible for a dividend payment of $0.36.
March 14, which is a Tuesday, is the date that will mark the beginning of the “ex-dividend” status for this dividend.
This translates into a yield of 1.56% for the investor and a dividend payment of $1.44 per year.
The dividend payout ratio for Leidos is currently at 29.15%.
Multiple institutional investors have recently been active buyers and sellers of LDOS stock.
This activity has been viewed from the perspective of institutional investors.
Bessemer Group INC increased the amount of Leidos stock owned by 2.2% during the third quarter.
After making additional purchases of 131 shares throughout the quarter, Bessemer Group INC now has 6,064 shares in the aerospace company.
The value of one share of the company’s stock on the market as of right now is $531,000; In the third quarter, Versor Investments L.P. completed the purchase of a new interest in Leidos for a total investment of approximately $812,000.
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased the amount of Leidos stock owned by 29.7% during the third quarter of the fiscal year. Following the acquisition of 452 additional shares during the most recent quarter, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now has 1,976 shares in the aerospace company.
This brings the fund’s total number of shares to 1.
The current value of these shares, as determined by the market, is $173,000.
Through the third quarter, Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A.
Achieved a 40.6% increase in the proportion of Leidos stock that it owned.
Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. now holds 2,298 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, with a market value of $201,000.
This is the result of the purchase of an additional 664 shares during the most recent fiscal quarter.
Lastly, but certainly not least, during the second quarter, Millennium Management LLC increased the percentage of Leidos shares it held by 67.0%.
After purchasing an additional 242,201 shares during the most recent quarter, Millennium Management LLC now owns 603,573 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, with a market value of $60,786,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors hold the stock at 75.74 percent.