Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Leidos Holdings Inc shares valued at $493,398 were sold by Stevens Roy E on Aug 25 ’25. At $181.66 per share, Stevens Roy E sold 2,716 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 49,934 shares worth approximately $9.16 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Stevens Roy E purchased 2,750 shares, netting a total of over 499,574 in proceeds.
Before that, Hull Stephen Edward had sold 12,890 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,297,945, the Sector President traded Leidos Holdings Inc shares for $178.27 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,890 shares, worth approximately $4.84 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on August 06, 2025, Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $205. As of May 27, 2025, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for LDOS. Earlier on February 21, 2025, William Blair downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for LDOS stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing LDOS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Leidos Holdings Inc [NYSE: LDOS] rose 0.57% to $183.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $181.35, but it reached a high of $183.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.79%. Over the course of the year, Leidos Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.39%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $183.73 on 08/27/25 and a 52-week low of $123.62 on 02/28/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 181.92, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 180.44. In the upper region, resistance lies at 184.30. The next price resistance is at 185.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.64 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Leidos Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Leidos Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.34 million shares to 3.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 3.08 million shares. A jump of 9.96% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.9.
Which companies own the most shares of Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS)?
In terms of Leidos Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 173 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.13% from the previous closing price of $182.35. Analysts anticipate Leidos Holdings Inc stock to reach 178 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 168. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Leidos Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 07, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $185.
