DJ Leidos Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Leidos Holdings Inc. (LDOS) rose 1.97% to $146.31 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Leidos Holdings Inc. closed 28.90% short of its 52-week high of $205.77, which the company reached on November 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as RTX Corp. $(RTX)$ fell 2.28% to $220.35, Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 2.97% to $589.15, and Northrop Grumman Corp. $(NOC)$ fell 1.07% to $582.84.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 576,540 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.