Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Leidos Holdings Inc shares valued at $584,100 were purchased by Porter Elizabeth A on Jan 20 ’26. At $194.70 per share, Porter Elizabeth A acquired 3,000 shares.
Also, Porter Elizabeth A sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 543,130 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $181.04 each, the insider now holds 41,575 shares.
Before that, Porter Elizabeth A had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $544,080, the Officer bought Leidos Holdings Inc shares for $181.36 each.
As published in a research note from Stifel on January 08, 2026, Leidos Holdings Inc [LDOS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of September 04, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for LDOS. Earlier on August 06, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for LDOS stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing LDOS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Leidos Holdings Inc [NYSE: LDOS] rose 0.63% to $192.12. The stock’s lowest price that day was $189.2625, but it reached a high of $193.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.96%. Over the course of the year, Leidos Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 23.80%.
Is Leidos Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Leidos Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 89093.0 shares to 2.28 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.19 million shares. A jump of 3.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.85.
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 15.23% from the previous closing price of $190.92. Analysts anticipate Leidos Holdings Inc stock to reach 230 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 204. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Leidos Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 24, 2025, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $178.
