After Hours
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Leidos Holdings Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Technology sector while operating in the Information Technology Services industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $127.79 and fluctuated between $127.80 as its day high and $125.81 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Leidos Holdings Inc is $17.35B. A total of 0.75 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 811.12K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Fubini David G sold 7,874 shares of LDOS for 127.89 per share on Mar 13 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 14,696 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 21 ’24, May Gary Stephen sold 2,745 shares at 124.49 per share. LDOS shares that Director owns now total 11,352.
Among the insiders who sold shares, MOHAPATRA SURYA N disposed of 2,401 shares on Nov 22 ’23 at a per-share price of $105.83. This resulted in the Director holding 19,089 shares of LDOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOHN MIRIAM E sold 7,255 shares at $105.20 per share on Nov 16 ’23. Company shares held by the Director now total 20,436.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Leidos Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.84, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.44%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 89.94. LDOS’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/14/2024 when it declared a $0.38 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/28/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/14/2023. The LDOS stock dividend was $0.38 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LDOS has a high of $130.39 and a low of $76.58.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $30.94, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.34B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
