LDOSLeidos Holdings (LDOS) presents a balanced investment profile with strong fundamental backing and positive long-term thematic alignment in defense and health sectors. While current technicals indicate some short-term caution, the overall outlook remains favorable for growth-oriented investors.
Leidos Holdings is well-positioned to benefit from secular growth trends in national security, digital modernization, and healthcare IT, driven by increasing government spending and technological advancements.
Leidos exhibits robust financial health with consistent revenue growth, healthy profitability, and a manageable debt level. Valuation metrics are reasonable, especially considering its market position and growth prospects.
Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is trading in a long-term uptrend, but recent price action shows it hovering around resistance levels, with mixed signals from technical indicators suggesting a period of consolidation or minor pullback before further upside.
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| National Security & Defense Spending | 90 |
| Digital Modernization & IT Services | 85 |
| Healthcare IT & Life Sciences | 80 |
| Global Expansion & Diversification | 75 |
| Regulatory & Geopolitical Factors | 88 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 75 |
| Profitability | 70 |
| Growth | 70 |
| Balance Sheet Health | 85 |
| Cash Flow | 80 |
| Dividend Yield | 60 |
| Factor | Score |
|---|---|
| Trend Analysis | 70 |
| Momentum | 60 |
| Volume Confirmation | 65 |
| Support & Resistance | 50 |
| Short-Term Oscillators | 65 |
Attractive P/E Ratio
The Price-to-Earnings (P/E) TTM ratio of 16.46 is below the industry average, suggesting potential undervaluation relative to earnings.
Improving Net Margin
The net margin has shown an upward trend, increasing from 1.3% in 2023 to 6.5% in Q4 2024, indicating enhanced profitability efficiency.
High Price-to-Sales Ratio
The Price-to-Sales (P/S) TTM ratio of 1.6 is relatively high, potentially indicating the stock is priced expensively compared to its revenue generation.
Slowing Revenue Growth
Annual revenue growth has shown a mixed trend, with a significant drop in net margin from 7.5% in 2024Q4 to 1.3% in 2023Q4, indicating potential pressure on profitability.
June 2025
16
Ex-Dividend Date
June 2025
30
Next Dividend Date
August 2025
5
Next Earnings Date
H: $2.77
A: $2.64
L: $2.49
H: 4.29B
A: 4.23B
L: 4.14B
Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions for government and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The National Security & Digital segment provides national security software; services by using artificial intelligence and machine learning to coordinate sea, ground, air, and space to help warfighters; offensive, defensive, and physical cyber operation solutions; intelligence analysis, operational support, logistics operations, security, linguistics, force production, biometrics, chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives, energetics, training, and IT services and solutions; and Digital Modernization and transformation services. The Health & Civil segment offers air traffic control systems; health mission software; managed health services; site-wide infrastructure management and operation; product and logistical support services; and life science research and development support services. The Commercial & International segment provides power grid engineering and design, grid modernization, utility planning and consulting, energy management and efficiency, technical and financial consulting, and software and application development; people scanners, computed tomography carry-on baggage scanners, checked baggage scanners, and explosive trace detectors; mobile non-intrusive inspection systems; open-architecture platform that transforms airport security by integrating disparate devices and technologies into a unified management system; biometric and smart border protection systems; IT service management and transformation programs; and aerial border surveillance and search-and-rescue operation services. The Defense Systems segment offers airborne, air and missile defense, maritime, aerospace, and cyber and threat systems. Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
173.89 USD
The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for LDOS have a max estimate of 190.00 and a min estimate of 150.00.