The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Leidos Holdings Inc shares valued at $543,130 were sold by Porter Elizabeth A on Dec 19 ’25. At $181.04 per share, Porter Elizabeth A sold 3,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 41,575 shares worth approximately $8.17 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Porter Elizabeth A purchased 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 544,080 in proceeds.
Before that, Hull Stephen Edward had sold 12,497 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,226,216, the Sector President traded Leidos Holdings Inc shares for $178.14 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,497 shares, worth approximately $5.08 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Citigroup on December 12, 2025, Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $218. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 06, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for LDOS.
Analyzing LDOS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Leidos Holdings Inc [NYSE: LDOS] plunged -0.45% to $196.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $196.0, but it reached a high of $202.23 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.23%. Over the course of the year, Leidos Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 33.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $202.23 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $178.81 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Leidos Holdings Inc (LDOS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 194.32, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 192.02. In the upper region, resistance lies at 200.57. The next price resistance is at 204.52. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.30 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Leidos Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Leidos Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.23 million shares to 2.63 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.39 million shares. A jump of 8.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.25.
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 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.39% from the previous closing price of $197.5. Analysts anticipate Leidos Holdings Inc stock to reach 230 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 216. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Leidos Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On May 27, 2025, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $163.
