We are in the middle of the fourth-quarter 2023 earnings season. Results are, so far, mostly in line with expectations. Next week will be the busiest this reporting cycle, with as many as 808 companies slated to report their quarterly financial numbers.As of Feb 7, 285 companies on the S&P 500 Index have reported their financial numbers. Total earnings for these 285 index members are up 4.4% from the same period last year on 3.5% higher revenues, with 81.1% beating EPS estimates and 64.6% beating revenue es ...

The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis ...

RESTON, Va., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a Fortune 500® innovation company, was recently awarded a prime contract by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The hybrid firm fixed price/time and materials contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and has a one-year base period of performance and two one-year options. "We are thrilled to work with ARPA-H building the infrastructure and capabilities necessary to drive biomedical brea ...

Live Audio Webcast Available on Feb. 14, 2024, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. ET RESTON, Va., Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader, will participate in the TD Cowen 45th Annual Aerospace & Defense Conference being held in Arlington, VA. Tom Bell, Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Cage, Chief Financial Officer, will engage in a question and answer "fireside chat" on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. ET. A live audio webcast of the event wil ...

If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Leidos (LDOS) . This company, which is in the Zacks Aerospace - Defense industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.This security and engineering company has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 19.95%.F ...

Here are two stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, January 25:Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) : This defense and intelligence solutions provider has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.1% the last 60 days.This Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 1.4%, compared with the industry average of 0.0%.Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. (WPM) : This precious metals distributor company has witnessed the Zacks Consensus E ...

Investors interested in stocks from the Aerospace - Defense sector have probably already heard of Leidos (LDOS) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out.We have found that the best way to discover great value opportunities is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with a great grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Sty ...

Jerry Howe to remain employee through June and advisor to Leidos through March 2025 RESTON, Va., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science and technology leader, today announced the appointment of Dan Antal as General Counsel, effective April 1, 2024. Antal, who currently serves as General Counsel for Rolls-Royce Defense and North America, will succeed Jerry Howe, who announced his planned retirement from the Company. Howe will continue as General Counsel until March 31, 2024 ...

Investors interested in Aerospace stocks should always be looking to find the best-performing companies in the group. Has Leidos (LDOS) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company's year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Aerospace sector should help us answer this question.Leidos is one of 47 individual stocks in the Aerospace sector. Collectively, these companies sit at #3 in the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector groups. The aver ...

The proven Zacks Rank system focuses on earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find winning stocks. Nevertheless, we know that our readers all have their own perspectives, so we are always looking at the latest trends in value, growth, and momentum to find strong picks.Of these, perhaps no stock market trend is more popular than value investing, which is a strategy that has proven to be successful in all sorts of market environments. Value investors use a variety of methods, including tried-and-true v ...