Morgan Stanley Sticks to Its Hold Rating for Leidos Holdings (LDOS)


In a report released today, Matthew Sharpe CFA from Morgan Stanley maintained a Hold rating on Leidos Holdings (LDOS), with a price target of $81. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $84.47, close to its 52-week high of $85.62.

According to TipRanks.com, CFA is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 2.7% and a 66.7% success rate. CFA covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Science Applications, Caci International, and Perspecta Inc.

Leidos Holdings has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $87.50.

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Leidos Holdings’ market cap is currently $12.15B and has a P/E ratio of 19.07. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 3.62.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 81 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of LDOS in relation to earlier this year.

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Leidos Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of scientific, engineering and information technology services and solutions in the areas of defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. It operates through the following three segments: Defensive Solutions, Civil, and Health.

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