Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $57.6429.

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $54.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 21st. JMP Securities set a $70.00 price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. BTIG Research raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In related news, insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.42, for a total value of $308,520.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 270,104 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,888,747.68. The trade was a 2.17% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider David M. Carter sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.75, for a total transaction of $151,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 101,691 shares in the company, valued at $3,838,835.25. The trade was a 3.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 75,986 shares of company stock worth $3,686,738 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MRP Capital Investments LLC lifted its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.1% in the 2nd quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 2,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $116,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $132,000. Caxton Associates LLP raised its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 30.4% in the second quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 16,030 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $745,000 after purchasing an additional 3,736 shares during the period. Castleark Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 34.8% in the second quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 174,166 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $8,090,000 after buying an additional 44,996 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 16.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 2,081,077 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $96,583,000 after buying an additional 300,326 shares during the period. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Up 0.3%

KTOS stock opened at $66.90 on Thursday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12-month low of $20.83 and a 12-month high of $72.70. The company has a quick ratio of 3.88, a current ratio of 4.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of $11.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 669.07 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a 50 day moving average of $54.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $40.28.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.20% and a return on equity of 3.10%. The business had revenue of $351.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $305.67 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.14 EPS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.