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Leidos (LDOS) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
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Leidos (LDOS - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $190.92, moving +1.47% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.99%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.23%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.58%.
Coming into today, shares of the security and engineering company had lost 1.81% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 7.77%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.59%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Leidos in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 4, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.61, down 10.92% from the prior-year quarter. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $4.27 billion, indicating a 1.82% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
LDOS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $11.27 per share and revenue of $17.15 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +10.38% and +2.96%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Leidos. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.16% lower. Leidos currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Leidos is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 16.69. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 16.71 for its industry.
One should further note that LDOS currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.79. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. LDOS's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.93 as of yesterday's close.
The Computers - IT Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 61, placing it within the top 25% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.
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Leidos (LDOS) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors
Leidos (LDOS - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $190.92, moving +1.47% from the previous trading session. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.99%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.23%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.58%.
Coming into today, shares of the security and engineering company had lost 1.81% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 7.77%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.59%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Leidos in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on November 4, 2025. The company is expected to report EPS of $2.61, down 10.92% from the prior-year quarter. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $4.27 billion, indicating a 1.82% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
LDOS's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $11.27 per share and revenue of $17.15 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +10.38% and +2.96%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Leidos. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. To take advantage of this, we've established the Zacks Rank, an exclusive model that considers these estimated changes and delivers an operational rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.16% lower. Leidos currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Looking at its valuation, Leidos is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 16.69. This signifies a discount in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 16.71 for its industry.
One should further note that LDOS currently holds a PEG ratio of 1.79. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. LDOS's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.93 as of yesterday's close.
The Computers - IT Services industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 61, placing it within the top 25% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Don't forget to use Zacks.com to keep track of all these stock-moving metrics, and others, in the upcoming trading sessions.