The price-to-earnings ratio for Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) is 95.56x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LDOS is 0.68. Analysts have varying opinions 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 133.50M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.06% of that float. On April 30, 2024, LDOS’s average trading volume was 885.54K shares.
LDOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) has surged by 3.16 when compared to previous closing price of 131.62, but the company has seen a 5.52% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-30 that The headline numbers for Leidos (LDOS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
LDOS’s Market Performance
Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has seen a 5.52% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 4.11% gain in the past month and a 21.66% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.58% for LDOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.57% for LDOS stock, with a simple moving average of 25.79% for the last 200 days.
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 6.41% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 2.60% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.58%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.69%, as shares surge +5.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.35% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LDOS rose by +6.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +52.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $127.80. In addition, Leidos Holdings Inc saw 25.44% 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:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.15 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leidos Holdings Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. 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 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 257.0.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
