Leidos Holdings Inc
Company Overview: Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) is a holding company, which operates through its subsidiary, Leidos, Inc. It is a technology, engineering and science company that provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets, both domestically and internationally. It has three segments. Defense Solutions segment provides technologically advanced services, solutions, and products to a customer base.
As per our previous US Inflation report published on ‘LDOS’ on 13th October 2023, Kalkine provided a ‘Buy’ stance on the stock at USD 94.52 based on “Leidos' strong Q2 2023 financial performance, characterized by a revenue increase, impressive net income and earnings per share growth, robust cash flow management, significant net bookings, and a substantial backlog, along with positive forward guidance” and the stock price has now moved by ~10.96% since then and the price has crossed resistance 1 and near to resistance 2.
Noted below are the details of support and resistance levels provided in our previous report:
LDOS’s Daily Chart
Considering the resistance around the range of USD 105.00 – USD 115.00, attainment of resistance 1 level, current trading levels, risks associated, and volatile market conditions on the back of rising interest rates, a ‘Sell’ rating is assigned to the “LDOS” at the current market price of USD 104.87 (as of 15 November 2023, at 07:15 am PST).
Note: This report may be updated with details around fundamental and technical analysis, price/ chart in due course, as appropriate
Note 1: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance level is November 15, 2023. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.
Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.
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