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Leidos Holdings rated STRONG BUY with $500M buyback and $49.5B backlog boosting resilience and growth potential.

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13 Nov 2026, 10:37 WIB
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Leidos Holdings rated STRONG BUY with $500M buyback and $49.5B backlog boosting resilience and growth potential.

Leidos Holdings is reaffirmed as a STRONG BUY due to its strategic restructuring, integration of Entrust, and a $500 million share buyback program. The company’s $49.5 billion backlog provides strong cash flow visibility and operational resilience against economic risks. While the Health & Civil segment underperformed, the Commercial & International segment outperformed, helped by the Entrust acquisition. The stock shows a potential upside of 72%-119%, though risks include integration challenges, debt levels, and government budget uncertainties.

Leidos Holdings' Q3 update comes as a backdrop to the Industrials sector's performance on Pluang. For readers following Industrials, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Nov 13, 2026 13:01 WIB: Among 135 priced US Industrials stocks, 40 rose while 94 fell. Notably, American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) dropped 5.39% to USD 13.34 with a typical hold time of 59 days, EHang Holdings Ltd (EH) declined 5.03% to USD 3.77 with a 50-day hold, and FTAI Aviation Ltd (FTAI) fell 4.30% to USD 182.86 with a 28-day hold and 100% sell order activity on Pluang.

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