A look at Leidos Holdings Inc’s (LDOS) recent performance gives investors their first glimpse of hope.

On Tuesday, Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) opened higher 1.90% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $128.30. Price fluctuations for LDOS have ranged from $123.22 to $202.90 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Technology Sector giant was 8.50%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 4.94% at the time writing. With a float of $129.40 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $131.16 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 48000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 16.79%, operating margin of 10.96%, and the pretax margin is 9.84%.

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 1.35%, while institutional ownership is 77.52%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 18 ’25, was worth 279,279. In this transaction Director of this company sold 2,128 shares at a rate of $131.24, taking the stock ownership to the 11,264 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Feb 18 ’25, when Company’s Director proposed sale 2,128 for $131.24, making the entire transaction worth $279,269.

Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS) Earnings and Forecasts

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 4.94% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.32% during the next five years compared to 14.92% growth 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 1.10. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.03. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 13.80.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 9.24, a number that is poised to hit 2.50 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 11.71 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 2.08 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.55 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 22.03%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.76.

During the past 100 days, Leidos Holdings Inc’s (LDOS) raw stochastic average was set at 7.30%, which indicates a significant decrease from 24.10% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 28.72% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 38.88% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $144.28, while its 200-day Moving Average is $153.78. However, in the short run, Leidos Holdings Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $132.60. Second resistance stands at $134.46. The third major resistance level sits at $136.85. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $128.35, it is likely to go to the next support level at $125.96. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $124.10.

Leidos Holdings Inc (NYSE: LDOS) Key Stats

There are currently 131,167K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 17.15 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 16,662 M according to its annual income of 1,254 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 4,365 M and its income totaled 284,000 K.