Research Analysts Offer Predictions for KTOS FY2025 Earnings

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Noble Financial increased their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report released on Thursday, November 6th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.35. Noble Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

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

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on KTOS. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $78.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, JMP Securities lifted their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.36.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KTOS opened at $76.59 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $84.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.00. The stock has a market cap of $12.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 765.98 and a beta of 1.11. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 1-year low of $23.90 and a 1-year high of $112.57. The company has a current ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In related news, insider Thomas E. Iv Mills sold 5,758 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.54, for a total transaction of $377,379.32. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 9,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $635,213.68. The trade was a 37.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.10, for a total transaction of $325,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 313,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,397,587.70. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 90,716 shares of company stock valued at $7,152,105. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter valued at about $30,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter valued at about $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.