Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Stock: Bouvel Investment Partners LLC Grows Holdings

Posted by Brian Himes on Oct 13th, 2026

Bouvel Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS – Free Report) by 38.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,729 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,847 shares during the period. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $2,422,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter worth $34,842,000. Bamco Inc. NY bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $53,746,000. Ausbil Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 623.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ausbil Investment Management Ltd now owns 40,339 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,722,000 after acquiring an additional 34,761 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 48.0% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,056,872 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $74,520,000 after acquiring an additional 342,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 187.7% during the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 47,566 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,321,000 after acquiring an additional 31,031 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.50, for a total value of $48,500.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 61,200 shares in the company, valued at $2,968,200. The trade was a 1.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Deanna Lund sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.78, for a total transaction of $341,460.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 273,511 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,341,866.58. This represents a 2.50% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 375,513 shares of company stock valued at $23,597,752 in the last three months. 1.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock traded down $1.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $40.35. 5,002,004 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,365,607. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 237.35 and a beta of 1.11. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $39.83 and a 12-month high of $134.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 5.54 and a quick ratio of 4.99. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $55.45.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $458.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $410.36 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 2.03% and a return on equity of 3.07%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 30.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KTOS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $135.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Friday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $115.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $94.16.

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About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc is a technology company that develops products and systems for national security, defense, and commercial applications. Its offerings support unmanned systems, satellite communications, space operations, missile defense, hypersonic programs, launch systems, and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) missions.

The company provides unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems, including target drones and other autonomous platforms used for testing, training, and operational missions.