WealthPlan Investment Management LLC Lowers Holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

WealthPlan Investment Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 0.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,087 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 195 shares during the quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $1,676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KTOS. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 4,072.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 17,191 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $510,000 after buying an additional 16,779 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter valued at $594,000. State of Alaska Department of Revenue purchased a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth $2,514,000. Lumbard & Kellner LLC raised its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 5.9% in the first quarter. Lumbard & Kellner LLC now owns 106,756 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,170,000 after purchasing an additional 5,987 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth $1,306,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, insider David M. Carter sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.81, for a total transaction of $411,240.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 93,809 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,644,503.29. The trade was a 4.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.03, for a total value of $460,150.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 308,069 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,351,590.07. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 78,276 shares of company stock valued at $5,678,021 in the last ninety days. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of KTOS opened at $88.62 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.88. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $22.69 and a one year high of $112.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 886.29 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a fifty day moving average of $77.29 and a 200 day moving average of $53.68.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The company had revenue of $351.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $305.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.14 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently weighed in on KTOS. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Benchmark boosted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. BTIG Research upgraded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price target for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, July 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $77.36.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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.