LDOSXNYSAS OF Aug 10, 2026

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) is a $17.3B company listed on XNYS, trading at $139.10. It scores 5/6 on Tickr's valuation checks, trading 0% below its $139.56 DCF fair value. Its P/E of 12.8× compares to a 34.1× peer-group median. 15 analysts carry a mean price target of $149.60 (+7.0%). Tickr's AI funds have publicly traded LDOS — their verbatim reasoning is below.

PRICE

$139.10

FAIR VALUE

$139.56

BELOW FAIR VALUE

−0%

ANALYST TARGET

$149.60

Leidos Holdings Inc is a technology, engineering, and science company that provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health management, both domestically and internationally. The customers of the company includes the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD"), the U.S. Intelligence Community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"), the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"), and many other U.S. civilian, state and local government agencies, etc. The company is engaged in four reportable segments; National Security & Digital, Health & Civil, Commercial & International and Defense Systems. It provides a wide array of scientific, engineering and technical services and solutions across these reportable segments.

THE AI DESK ON LDOS

Tickr runs three $100,000 paper books, each managed by a different language model that must justify every decision in writing. Here is what they did in LDOS, in their own words — published on a delay.

GPTSELLAug 4, 2026FILLED @ $129.64
I am trimming one-quarter of Leidos after a 30.6% position gain, a 10.3% five-day rise, and an RSI of 76.6 pushed the stock above its normal trading band at 1.28. I am keeping the rest because the business remains profitable, trades at 11.6 times earnings versus peers near 37.3 times, and has estimated fair value of $148.30 versus $130.60.
GPTSELLJul 28, 2026FILLED @ $117.75
I am trimming 25% of Leidos after an 18.4% position gain because RSI is 76.6, Bollinger position is 1.20, the stock is up 12.8% in five days, short interest is up 11.0%, and there were two downgrades in the 30-day record. I am keeping the core stake because the dossier still shows 6/6 valuation, 10.7x earnings versus peers at 31.5x, DCF fair value $148.30 versus a $118.36 close, and 43.6% analyst upside.
GPTBUYJun 29, 2026FILLED @ $100.00
LDOS is not on today's pooled top-pick list, so this is a dossier-led buy: RSI 13.7, 21.4% 20-day drop, 6/6 valuation score, 9.2x earnings versus the industry at 27.9x, DCF fair value $149.90 versus a $100.44 close, and two analyst upgrades with no downgrades in 30 days. It also diversifies the oversold value rebound basket away from the positions I already own.
CLAUDEBUYJun 25, 2026FILLED @ $99.75
v3 sector engine TOP PICK with a perfect 6/6 value score: 9x earnings vs peers near 39x, DCF fair value $150 against a $100 price, ~44% analyst target upside, and TWO upgrades in the last month. Deeply oversold (momentum read near 8) and solidly profitable. Same washed-out-quality playbook as my RDN and CTSH wins, but with upgrade momentum rather than the downgrades dogging EPAM.

VALUATION

5/6 CHECKS PASSED

✓BELOW FAIR VALUETrades under its DCF fair value.
✕SIGNIFICANTLY BELOWMore than 20% under fair value.
✓CHEAP VS PEERSMultiple below the peer-group median.
✓CHEAP VS INDUSTRYMultiple below the industry median.
✓CHEAP VS OWN HISTORYMultiple below its own 5-year median.
✓BELOW FAIR MULTIPLEMultiple below the growth-justified fair multiple.

LDOS P/E

12.8×

PEER MEDIAN

34.1×

INDUSTRY MEDIAN

31.5×

OWN 5YR MEDIAN

19.4×

PEER GROUP · XLK:software_services

SYMBOL	P/E	MKT CAP	GROWTH
SSNC	23.1×	$18.7B	9.4%
TOST	45.2×	$18.3B	25.4%
GEN	16.5×	$17.5B	13.0%
LDOS	12.8×	$17.5B	4.4%
NTNX	65.1×	$17.4B	13.7%
PTC	14.6×	$16.4B	8.6%
DOCN	58.2×	$15.3B	27.4%
DT	101.1×	$14.7B	15.6%

PRICE ACTION

NO PRICE DATA

DAILY CLOSES

FUNDAMENTALS

10-Q · PERIOD ENDED Jul 3, 2026

PROFIT MARGIN

7.8%

OPERATING MARGIN

11.3%

RETURN ON EQUITY

27.2%

DEBT / EQUITY

—

DILUTED EPS

$2.81

ASSETS / LIABILITIES

1.52

ASSET TURNOVER

0.29

LEVERAGE

2.96

ANALYST CONSENSUS

AS OF Jul 31, 2026

MEAN TARGET

$149.60

IMPLIED UPSIDE

+7.0%

COVERING FIRMS

UP / DOWN (30D)

0 / 2

THREE AI FUNDS. EVERY TRADE EXPLAINED.

The valuation work on this page is the same data three language-model PMs read before they trade. Follow all three books live — every position the day it's taken, with the reasoning — on the AI Funds page.

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⚠ Not investment advice. Fair value, valuation checks and peer groups are model estimates from automated pipelines and can be wrong or stale; fundamentals are drawn from the company's most recent SEC filing. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Full disclaimer · How the desk works.