RESTON, Va., Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) today announced a new prime contract to provide Key Management Architecture & Engineering and Cyber Security Engineering Support Services to the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and civilian agencies. The contract was awarded by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific and has a one-year base period of performance and four one-year optional extensions. The contract has a total value of $120 million if all options are exercised." ...

Leidos Holdings Inc.’s (LDOS) shares have surged an impressive 6.9% over the past month, outperforming the Zacks Aerospace-Defense industry’s gain of 2% as well as the broader Zacks Aerospace sector’s return of 2.1%. The defense contractor has also outpaced the S&P 500’s return of 0.4% in the past month. Image Source: Zacks Investment ResearchA similar stellar performance has been offered by other defense players, such as RTX Corp. (RTX) , Textron Inc. (TXT) and Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) , whose shares h ...

The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price. Do they really matter, though?Before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage, let's see what these Wall Street heavyweights think about Leidos (LDOS) .Leidos currently has an average brokerage recommen ...

Company Announcement - Leidos has scheduled a conference call for February 11, 2025, at 8 a.m. (ET) to announce its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results [1] - The quarterly earnings press release will be issued before the conference call on the same date [1] Financial Performance - Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023 [3] Company Overview - Leidos is a leader in industry and technology, serving government and commercial customers with digital and mission innovations [3] - The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and employs around 48,000 people globally [3]

Have you been searching for a stock that might be well-positioned to maintain its earnings-beat streak in its upcoming report? It is worth considering Leidos (LDOS) , which belongs to the Zacks Aerospace - Defense industry.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 32.93%.For the most recent quarter, Leidos was expected to post earnings of $1.96 per share, ...

Leidos (LDOS) ended the recent trading session at $145.75, demonstrating a -1.05% swing from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.16%. Meanwhile, the Dow gained 0.25%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, lost 0.06%.Coming into today, shares of the security and engineering company had lost 8.03% in the past month. In that same time, the Aerospace sector lost 4.44%, while the S&P 500 lost 2.8%.The upcoming earnings release of Leidos will be of great interest to i ...

RESTON, Va., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, QTC Medical Services, operating under the brand name Leidos QTC Health Services, has been awarded a contract by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) for performing Medical Disability Examination Services in Regions 1-4.   "With more than 1 million examination cases delivered in 2024, Leidos QTC Health Services continues to drive innovation and increase program efficiency for the VBA," said Li ...

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) , a renowned defense contractor, has lately been in the headlines under the defense section for securing multiple million-dollar contracts this month. The company secured a $987 million contract for offering engineering and sustainment services to Foreign Military Sales customers of the U.S. Air Force's F-16 jet program and a $107 million deal for providing geospatial intelligence products with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. In December 2024, LDOS also won three aw ...

RESTON, Va., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) today announced a new contract to provide critical engineering and sustainment services for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers of the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon. The contract was awarded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, supporting the F-16 System Program Office. The single award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a maximum value of $987 million and 10-year period of performance. A U.S. Air For ...

Gift will support scholarships, technology enhancements, and student engagementRESTON, Va., Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) today announced a $750,000 donation to Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. The gift will benefit students and faculty across multiple disciplines, including the School of Science, the School of Engineering, the School of Liberal Arts and Education, as well as various technological advancements at the university."We are proud to join with Hampton University to inve ...