After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Yahoo Finance discussed the stock recently as it posted Leidos Appoints Dan Antal General Counsel.
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Information Technology Services industry segment. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $108.51 and fluctuated between $109.28 as its day high and $108.02 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Leidos Holdings Inc is $14.92B. A total of 0.59 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 732.33K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, LDOS has seen 9 BUY and 12 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 50,117 and the disposition of 37,745 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 97 BUYs and 82 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 310,174 shares during that period but sold 102,777.
In the most recent transaction, MOHAPATRA SURYA N sold 2,401 shares of LDOS for 105.83 per share on Nov 22. After the transaction, the Director now owns 19,089 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 16, JOHN MIRIAM E sold 7,255 shares at 105.20 per share. LDOS shares that Director owns now total 20,436.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Geer Noel B disposed of 2,106 shares on Nov 06 at a per-share price of $103.23. This resulted in the Director holding 29,894 shares of LDOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Moos James Robert sold 564 shares at $103.66 per share on Nov 03. Company shares held by the Group President now total 28,948.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Leidos Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.47, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.35%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 103.93. LDOS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/14/2023 when it declared a $0.38 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/29/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 9/14/2023. The LDOS stock dividend was $0.36 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for LDOS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $125.84 with high estimates of $136.00 and low estimates of $105.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LDOS has a high of $111.39 and a low of $76.58.
As of this writing, LDOS has an earnings estimate of $1.74 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.84 per share and a lower estimate of $1.64. The company reported an EPS of $1.8 in the last quarter, which was 14.60% higher than expectations of $1.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. LDOS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $727.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.67B in debt and $3.23B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $30.15, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.34B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LDOS is Buy with a score of 4.71.
