Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Leidos Q1 Earnings

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Leidos in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, December 26th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.92 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.90. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Leidos’ current full-year earnings is $10.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Leidos’ Q3 2026 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.13 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $12.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $3.08 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.77 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on LDOS. Truist Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 price objective (up from $200.00) on shares of Leidos in a research report on Tuesday, November 4th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Leidos from $209.00 to $216.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Leidos from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, December 13th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Leidos in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $218.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price on shares of Leidos in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Leidos presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $205.42.

Leidos Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:LDOS opened at $185.36 on Monday. Leidos has a 12-month low of $123.62 and a 12-month high of $205.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $189.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $179.18. The firm has a market cap of $23.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.29, a PEG ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.58.

Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $3.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.61 by $0.44. Leidos had a return on equity of 33.02% and a net margin of 8.11%.The firm had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.28 billion. Leidos has set its FY 2025 guidance at 11.450-11.75 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Leidos

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LDOS. Kendall Capital Management raised its stake in Leidos by 93.7% during the second quarter. Kendall Capital Management now owns 4,270 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $674,000 after buying an additional 2,065 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Leidos by 145.6% in the 2nd quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 7,998 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,262,000 after acquiring an additional 4,742 shares in the last quarter. McAdam LLC bought a new stake in shares of Leidos in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $286,000. Klein Pavlis & Peasley Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Leidos during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $2,556,000. Finally, Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in Leidos by 1,353.1% during the second quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 165,003 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $26,031,000 after purchasing an additional 153,648 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Elizabeth A. Porter sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $181.04, for a total value of $543,120.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,575 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,526,738. This represents a 6.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Leidos Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th will be given a $0.43 dividend. This is an increase from Leidos’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.04%.

Leidos Company Profile

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.