On Tuesday, Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) opened higher 1.53% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $163.60. Price fluctuations for LDOS have ranged from $105.52 to $202.90 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Technology Sector giant was 8.68%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 36.28% at the time writing. With a float of $131.76 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $135.77 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 47000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 16.59%, operating margin of 10.85%, and the pretax margin is 9.67%.
Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Information Technology Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Leidos Holdings Inc is 1.25%, while institutional ownership is 77.12%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 20 ’24, was worth 322,261. In this transaction Director of this company bought 2,000 shares at a rate of $161.13, taking the stock ownership to the 2,000 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 12 ’24, when Company’s Sector President sold 1,137 for $201.60, making the entire transaction worth $229,219. This insider now owns 44,149 shares in total.
Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 1.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.75) by 0.24. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.5 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 36.28% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.41% during the next five years compared to -17.61% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.15. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.36. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 17.65.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 8.78, a number that is poised to hit 2.24 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.44 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS)
Looking closely at Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS), its last 5-days average volume was 1.74 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.94 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 19.49%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 5.78.
During the past 100 days, Leidos Holdings Inc’s (LDOS) raw stochastic average was set at 41.12%, which indicates a significant increase from 20.28% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 67.15% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 34.57% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $170.76, while its 200-day Moving Average is $148.34. However, in the short run, Leidos Holdings Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $167.81. Second resistance stands at $169.50. The third major resistance level sits at $172.17. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $163.45, it is likely to go to the next support level at $160.78. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $159.09.
Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) Key Stats
There are currently 133,433K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 22.16 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 15,438 M according to its annual income of 199,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,190 M and its income totaled 364,000 K.
