144.81 USD
+1.61
1.12%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
142.35
-2.46
1.70%
1 day
1.12%
5 days
-5.17%
1 month
-10.69%
3 months
-7.80%
6 months
-0.82%
Year to date
34.08%
1 year
36.77%
5 years
47.75%
10 years
231.68%
 

About: Leidos Holdings Inc is a technology, engineering, and science company that provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets, both domestically and internationally. Company customer includes the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"), the U.S. Intelligence Community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"), and many other U.S. civilian, state and local government agencies, etc. The company is engaged in three reportable segments; Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health. Defense Solutions provides technologically latest services, solutions, and products to a broad customer base. It generates key revenue from Defense Solutions.

Employees: 47,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

70% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $72.5M | Put options by funds: $42.6M

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 126 | Existing positions closed: 90

26% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 290 | Existing positions reduced: 231

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 [Q2] → 10 (+1) [Q3]

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.1B [Q2] → $16.3B (+$1.15B) [Q3]

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 726 [Q2] → 762 (+36) [Q3]

2.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.83% [Q2] → 74.19% (-2.64%) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$153
6%
upside
Avg. target
$194
34%
upside
High target
$220
52%
upside

10 analyst ratings

positive
70%
neutral
30%
negative
0%
Goldman Sachs
Gavin Parsons
50% 1-year accuracy
9 / 18 met price target
6%upside
$153
Neutral
Downgraded
12 Dec 2024
UBS
Gavin Parsons
50% 1-year accuracy
9 / 18 met price target
26%upside
$182
Neutral
Initiated
2 Dec 2024
Wells Fargo
Matthew Akers
33% 1-year accuracy
15 / 46 met price target
42%upside
$205
Overweight
Maintained
26 Nov 2024
Truist Securities
Tobey Sommer
43% 1-year accuracy
22 / 51 met price target
28%upside
$185
Buy
Maintained
22 Nov 2024
Barclays
David Strauss
54% 1-year accuracy
14 / 26 met price target
45%upside
$210
Overweight
Maintained
4 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 26 articles about LDOS published over the past 30 days

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
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PRNewsWire
2 days ago
Leidos awarded $987 million contract to support F-16 Foreign Military Sales sustainment
RESTON, Va. , Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) today announced a new contract to provide critical engineering and sustainment services for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers of the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Leidos awarded $987 million contract to support F-16 Foreign Military Sales sustainment
Positive
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2 days ago
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
4 days ago
NGA awards Leidos $107 million geospatial intelligence production contract
RESTON, Va. , Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) today announced a new prime contract to provide geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) products to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Office of Geography and Source Strategies Office.
NGA awards Leidos $107 million geospatial intelligence production contract
Positive
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4 days ago
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