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Leidos Holdings (LDOS) stock, explained like you're 5
Leidos Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LDOS. It is a large cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 15.3 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- LDOS
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- EDP Services
- Size
- Large cap, about 15.3 billion dollars
Is Leidos Holdings a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Leidos Holdings is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 15.3 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Leidos Holdings makes money
- Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
- Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
- Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves LDOS stock
- How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
- New product launches and customer wins.
- Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
In the news lately
- Leidos (LDOS) Stock Gets Fair Value Trim As Health Concerns Temper Analyst Views (Yahoo Finance)
- Leidos Holdings (LDOS), Why Is Fresh Attention Building Now? (Simply Wall Street)
- 58,873 Shares in Leidos Holdings, Inc. $LDOS Acquired by Howard Capital Management LLC (MarketBeat)
- Leidos Holdings Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day (MarketWatch)
- Leidos' work brought an estimated £400 million in benefits to the UK defence ministry. Its contract runs to June 2029. (Stock Titan)
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Questions about Leidos Holdings stock
What does Leidos Holdings do?
Leidos Holdings trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LDOS. It is a large cap company in the edp services industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 15.3 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Leidos Holdings?
Leidos Holdings trades under the ticker LDOS on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Leidos Holdings's market cap?
Leidos Holdings is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 15.3 billion dollars.
How does Leidos Holdings make money?
Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.
What moves LDOS stock?
How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.
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