The stock of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has gone down by -4.43% for the week, with a -15.26% drop in the past month and a -21.71% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.91% for LDOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.77% for LDOS’s stock, with a -14.64% simple moving average for the past 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 14.24x compared to its average ratio. LDOS has 36-month beta value of 0.71. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LDOS is 129.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.54% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LDOS on February 20, 2025 was 1.42M shares.
LDOS) stock’s latest price update
Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS)’s stock price has increased by 0.18 compared to its previous closing price of 131.27. However, the company has seen a -4.43% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-19 that RESTON, Va., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is promoting Jason Albanese to corporate executive vice president and chief growth officer effective March 3, succeeding Gerry Fasano who will retire as planned on April 4.
Analysts’ Opinion of LDOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LDOS stocks, with Cantor Fitzgerald repeating the rating for LDOS by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for LDOS in the upcoming period, according to Cantor Fitzgerald is $185 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LDOS reach a price target of $165, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for LDOS stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Goldman gave a rating of “Neutral” to LDOS, setting the target price at $153 in the report published on December 12th of the previous year.
LDOS Trading at -10.49% 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 -35.19% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.20%, as shares sank -18.11% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.33% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LDOS fell by -4.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $141.05. In addition, Leidos Holdings Inc saw -8.72% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LDOS starting from May Gary Stephen, who sale 2,128 shares at the price of $131.24 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, May Gary Stephen now owns 11,264 shares of Leidos Holdings Inc, valued at $279,279 using the latest closing price.
May Gary Stephen, the Director of Leidos Holdings Inc, proposed sale 2,128 shares at $131.24 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that May Gary Stephen is holding shares at $279,269 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LDOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.17 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leidos Holdings Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 29.12, with 9.72 for asset returns.
Based on Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.16. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.02. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.3for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.19.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) has had a bad 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’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
