RESTON, Va., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today a new contract to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), a critical system that delivers vital organ transplant information to patients, donors, and healthcare providers. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value ...

Powered by new defense contract wins, Leidos just delivered a strong beat-and-raise quarter. Leidos (LDOS 8.87%) stock is posting big gains Tuesday following the publication of the company's thirdquarter results. The company's share price was up 9.6% as of noon ET. Leidos published its third-quarter results before the market opened today, and results in the period received a bullish response from investors. In addition to strong Q3 numbers, the company also raised its full-year sales and earnings targets. L ...

Leidos Holdings, Inc.'s (LDOS) third-quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $2.93 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.96 by 49.5%. The bottom line also increased 44.3% from $2.03 registered in the prior-year quarter. The year-over-year upside was driven by increased volumes on managed health services programs and improved program execution and cost control across the company. LDOS reported GAAP earnings of $2.68 per share, implying a significant improvement from the prior-year loss of $2.91 per sha ...

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a 5.3% increase in its quarterly dividend rate. The revised quarterly dividend will be 40 cents per share, payable on Dec. 31, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of the business on Dec. 16, 2024. Following the recent hike, Leidos will now pay an annual dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents an annual dividend yield of 0.95% based on its share price worth $168.71 as of Oct. 25, 2024. Can LDOS Sustain Divi ...

RESTON, Va., Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) announced today it has received a success memorandum from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for the completion of key milestones in its Electric Vehicle Charging as a Service (EV CaaS) prototype for the Department of the Air Force (DAF). This milestone establishes Leidos as the sole vendor authorized by the DIU to provide a FedRAMP-accredited budget-neutral EV CaaS solution for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. government. Leidos E ...

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The market expects Leidos (LDOS) to deliver a year-over-year decline in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended September 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.The earnings report, which is expected to be released on October 29, 2024, might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are b ...

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Company to provide enhanced biometrics applications for 92 additional CONUS and OCONUS locations RESTON, Va., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE ® 500 innovation company, was recently awarded the Automated Installation Entry (AIE) Next Generation contract to enhance security at 92 additional Army and select Joint-Service installation access control points located around the world. The single award IDIQ was awarded by the Army Contract Command for the Program Executive Office Intelli ...