Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Director Scot Jarvis Sells 5,000 Shares

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) Director Scot Jarvis sold 5,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $120.18, for a total transaction of $600,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 105,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,669,015.06. The trade was a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ KTOS traded up $6.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $130.72. 4,884,519 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,630,015. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 4.30 and a quick ratio of 3.68. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.90 and a 1 year high of $132.00. The company’s 50-day moving average is $81.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.86. The company has a market capitalization of $22.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,005.62 and a beta of 1.09.

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 for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $347.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.01 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.14% and a net margin of 1.56%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. MRA Advisory Group grew its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 15.7% in the fourth quarter. MRA Advisory Group now owns 28,976 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,200,000 after purchasing an additional 3,939 shares in the last quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 78.0% in the 4th quarter. Balboa Wealth Partners now owns 11,132 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $845,000 after buying an additional 4,877 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $152,000. Herbst Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at $463,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 118.6% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,322 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $784,000 after acquiring an additional 5,601 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

KTOS has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price target on shares of 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. Citizens Jmp increased their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on 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, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.94.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum — KTOS received an analyst upgrade that drove positive headlines and upward price-target revisions, supporting buying interest. Article Title Price target story
• Positive Sentiment: New hypersonics manufacturing capacity — Kratos opened a 55,000 sq. ft. hypersonic system manufacturing facility, a tangible expansion of production capability that strengthens its position on next‑gen defense programs. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Defense spending tailwind — Analysts note Kratos could benefit from a proposed increase in U.S. defense budgets, which would boost demand for unmanned systems, hypersonics and other programs where Kratos has exposure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals — Last reported quarter (Nov) showed revenue and EPS beats with year‑over‑year revenue growth, which underpins the bullish analyst views but is already priced in to some extent.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Director Scot B. Jarvis sold 5,000 shares at an average of $120.18 (≈$600,900). The sale trimmed his stake by ~4.5%. SEC filing: Jarvis filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,676 shares at about $120.18 (~$201,422), a ~2.6% reduction in her holdings. SEC filing: Mendoza filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,500 shares at an average of $123.30 (~$801,450), reducing his stake by ~2.9%. SEC filing: Carrai filing

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology-driven company that specializes in national security and defense solutions for government and military customers. The firm’s core capabilities span unmanned systems, satellite communications, missile defense, cyber security, and directed-energy weapons. Through its integrated approach, Kratos delivers mission-critical products and services designed to enhance operational readiness and support force modernization initiatives.

In the unmanned systems arena, Kratos develops high-performance aerial platforms used as target drones, low-cost attritable aircraft and experimental stealth demonstrators.