Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Leidos Holdings Inc shares valued at $2,304,345 were purchased by Hull Stephen Edward on Aug 20 ’25. At $178.77 per share, Hull Stephen Edward acquired 12,890 shares.
Also, May Gary Stephen sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 356,104 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $178.05 each, the insider now holds 10,137 shares.
Before that, Dahlberg Gregory R had sold 952 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $168,911, the Director traded Leidos Holdings Inc shares for $177.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 952 shares, worth approximately $3.8 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 0.16% to $180.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $179.04, but it reached a high of $180.713 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.12%. Over the course of the year, Leidos Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $182.88 on 08/14/25 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 179.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 178.39. In the upper region, resistance lies at 181.09. The next price resistance is at 181.74. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.13 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 steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.67 million shares to 2.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 3.42 million shares. A decline of -24.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.48 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.48.
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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 -3.97% from the previous closing price of $180.16. 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.
