In the past week, LDOS stock has gone down by -1.61%, with a monthly decline of -0.47% and a quarterly surge of 15.43%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.72%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.36% for Leidos Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.51% for LDOS stock, with a simple moving average of 20.13% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) Right Now?
Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 89.13x compared to its average ratio. LDOS has 36-month beta value of 0.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LDOS is 134.13M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.99% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LDOS on April 12, 2024 was 805.05K shares.
LDOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) has increased by 0.33 when compared to last closing price of 126.22. Despite this, the company has experienced a -1.61% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-11 that Leidos (LDOS) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Analysts’ Opinion of LDOS
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to LDOS, setting the target price at $102 in the report published on May 25th of the previous year.
LDOS Trading at 1.87% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LDOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.36%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.72%, as shares sank -1.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LDOS fell by -1.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +47.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $128.51. In addition, Leidos Holdings Inc saw 17.00% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LDOS starting from Fubini David G, who sale 7,874 shares at the price of $127.89 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, Fubini David G now owns 14,696 shares of Leidos Holdings Inc, valued at $1,006,969 using the latest closing price.
May Gary Stephen, the Director of Leidos Holdings Inc, sale 2,745 shares at $124.49 during a trade that took place back on Feb 21 ’24, which means that May Gary Stephen is holding 11,352 shares at $341,721 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LDOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leidos Holdings Inc stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 4.68, with 1.54 for asset returns.
Based on Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.55 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
