Leidos Holdings Inc [NYSE: LDOS] gained 5.91% or 7.98 points to close at $142.94 with a heavy trading volume of 3735047 shares.
The daily chart for LDOS points out that the company has recorded -12.31% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 1.59M shares, LDOS reached to a volume of 3735047 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LDOS shares is $172.57 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LDOS stock is a recommendation set at 2.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
William Blair have made an estimate for Leidos Holdings Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Mkt Perform, with their previous recommendation back on February 21, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Cantor Fitzgerald raised their target price to Overweight. The new note on the price target was released on February 07, 2025, representing the official price target for Leidos Holdings Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $200 to $165, while TD Cowen kept a Hold rating on LDOS stock. On December 12, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for LDOS shares from 228 to 153.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Leidos Holdings Inc is set at 4.38, with the Price to Sales ratio for LDOS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.10. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 4.25, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.45. Price to Free Cash Flow for LDOS in the course of the last twelve months was 14.74 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.10.
Trading performance analysis for LDOS stock
Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 4.84. With this latest performance, LDOS shares gained by 8.11% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -12.31% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 9.60% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LDOS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 63.93, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 71.84, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 58.08 for Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 136.82, while it was recorded at 136.52 for the last single week of trading, and 152.23 for the last 200 days.
Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Leidos Holdings Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.10 and a Current Ratio set at 1.19.
Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LDOS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Leidos Holdings Inc go to 7.32%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS]
There are presently around $80.52%, or 81.06%% of LDOS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LDOS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 15.25 million shares, which is approximately 11.2143%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 12.86 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.88 billion in LDOS stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$837.98 million in LDOS stock with ownership which is approximately 4.255%.
