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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $82.3571.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on KTOS. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Thursday. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $78.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. JMP Securities upped their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, BTIG Research raised their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $77.88 on Tuesday. 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 stock’s 50 day moving average price is $83.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $60.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 778.88 and a beta of 1.11. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12-month low of $23.90 and a 12-month high of $112.57.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The company had revenue of $347.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.01 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.11 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In related news, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.26, for a total value of $451,300.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 303,114 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,359,069.64. The trade was a 1.62% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.25, for a total transaction of $638,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 332,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,333,416.25. This trade represents a 2.06% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 90,716 shares of company stock worth $7,152,105 in the last 90 days. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter worth about $30,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the third quarter valued at about $32,000. 75.92% of the stock is currently 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.