The chart of the day belongs to the IT services company Leidos (LDOS), states Jim Van Meerten of BarChart.com.
I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum, and a Trend Seeker buy signal. I then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 1/ 8 the stock gained 15.99%.
LDOS Price vs Daily Moving Averages
Leidos Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through the Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health segments. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the US Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, the Space Development Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Defense Information Systems Agency, military services, and government agencies of U.S. allies abroad, as well as other federal and commercial customers in the national security industry.
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Barchart Technical Indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- 44.90+ Weighted Alpha
- 31.65% gain in the last year
- Trend Seeker buy signal
- Above its 20, 50, and 100-day moving averages
- 16 new highs and up 14.60% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 87.64%
- Technical support level at $126.11
- Recently traded at $127.88 with a 50-day moving average of $113.33
Fundamental Factors:
- Market Cap 17.18 billion
- P/E 17.30
- Dividend yield 1.15%
- Wall Street projects Revenue will grow 4.30% this year and grow another 4.40% next year
- Earnings are estimated to increase 7.50% this year, increase an additional 10.40% next year, and continue to compound at an annual rate of 8.25% for the next five years
Analysts and Investor Sentiment: I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:
- Wall Street analysts issued nine strong buy, four buy, and three hold recommendations this month
- Analysts' price targets are $120 to $148—the consensus price target is $137 for a $9 gain
- The individual investors following the stock on Motley Fool voted 720 to 48 for the stock to beat the market with the most experienced investors voting 127 to seven for the same result
- Value Line rates the stock it's above average rating of two and has a price target of $136 for an $8 gain
- CFRAs MarketScope has a three-star hold rating
- 14,800 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha
Additional Disclosure: The Barchart Chart of the Day highlights stocks that are experiencing exceptional current price appreciation. They are not intended to be buy recommendations as these stocks are extremely volatile and speculative. Should you decide to add one of these stocks to your investment portfolio it is highly suggested you follow a predetermined diversification and moving stop loss discipline that is consistent with your personal investment risk tolerance and reevaluate your stop losses at least every week.
On the date of publication, Jim Van Meerten did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
