What is B. Riley’s Estimate for KTOS Q1 Earnings?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Stock analysts at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Neutral” rating and a $105.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $347.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $323.01 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The firm’s revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.11 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS.

KTOS has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Friday, August 8th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.36.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Up 7.6%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $77.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $13.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 778.88 and a beta of 1.11. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 52-week low of $23.90 and a 52-week high of $112.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 4.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $83.57 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $60.37.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.82, for a total value of $412,920.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 258,073 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,760,583.86. This represents a 2.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.88, for a total value of $622,160.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 339,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,167,560.72. This represents a 2.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 90,716 shares of company stock worth $7,152,105 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,447,687 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $488,332,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,179 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 29.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,086,494 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $236,268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,162,577 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 22.2% during the 2nd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 4,507,692 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $209,382,000 after purchasing an additional 818,104 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 8.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,949,763 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $183,490,000 after purchasing an additional 301,135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 18.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,837,005 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $131,779,000 after purchasing an additional 434,561 shares in the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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.