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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 5th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.07 per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $105.00 target price 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 business had revenue of $347.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.01 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.11 EPS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue 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.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. JMP Securities raised their price objective 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. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, BTIG Research increased their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.36.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $77.88 on Monday. 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 one year low of $23.90 and a one year high of $112.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $83.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.37.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Thomas E. Iv Mills sold 5,758 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.54, for a total value of $377,379.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,692 shares in the company, valued at approximately $635,213.68. This represents a 37.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.10, for a total value of $325,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 313,327 shares in the company, valued at $20,397,587.70. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 90,716 shares of company stock valued at $7,152,105 in the last three months. 2.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Whittier Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter worth $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

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.