Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for Leidos (LDOS)

Posted by on Jul 27th, 2026

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) in the last few weeks:

  • 7/16/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 7/14/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $171.00 to $152.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 7/13/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $210.00 to $160.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 7/10/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Truist Financial Corporation from $195.00 to $160.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 7/8/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 7/7/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $160.00 to $115.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
  • 7/1/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $140.00 to $110.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
  • 7/1/2026 – Leidos had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $178.00 to $138.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 6/30/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 6/22/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 6/17/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Citigroup Inc. from “buy” to “neutral”.
  • 6/17/2026 – Leidos was given a new $125.00 price target by Wells Fargo & Company.
  • 6/17/2026 – Leidos had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $125.00 price target on the stock, down from $200.00.
  • 6/14/2026 – Leidos was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 6/8/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
  • 6/6/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 6/3/2026 – Leidos was downgraded by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, down from $185.00.

Leidos Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. Leidos’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.75%.

Insider Transactions at Leidos

In other news, Director Gary Stephen May sold 1,484 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.75, for a total transaction of $197,001.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 10,137 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,345,686.75. The trade was a 12.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Leidos is an American technology and engineering company that provides services and solutions to government and commercial customers, with a strong focus on national security, defense, intelligence, and civil government markets. The company delivers systems integration, engineering, cybersecurity, software development, data analytics, cloud migration and managed IT services, as well as mission support for complex programs. Leidos’ work spans areas such as C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), secure communications, sensors and systems engineering, and health IT solutions for public-sector healthcare programs.

Leidos traces its corporate roots to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and emerged as an independent, publicly traded company following a corporate separation in 2013.

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