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The closing price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) was $105.67 for the day, up 1.91% from the previous closing price of $103.69. In other words, the price has increased by $1.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.05 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $106.305 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.9.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KTOS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.88 and its Current Ratio is at 4.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On August 14, 2025, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $80.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 01 ’25 when Rock Stacey G sold 3,846 shares for $92.02 per share. The transaction valued at 353,917 led to the insider holds 34,202 shares of the business.
Lund Deanna H sold 5,000 shares of KTOS for $460,135 on Oct 01 ’25. The EVP & CFO now owns 308,069 shares after completing the transaction at $92.03 per share. On Sep 29 ’25, another insider, Fendley Steven S., who serves as the President, US Division of the company, sold 7,000 shares for $88.88 each. As a result, the insider received 622,150 and left with 339,419 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, KTOS now has a Market Capitalization of 17836513280 and an Enterprise Value of 17342214144. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 1133.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 138.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 41.24. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.296 whereas that against EBITDA is 260.785.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.11, which has changed by 3.3254194 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16845357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $104.71, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 44.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 135.64%.
Shares Statistics:
KTOS traded an average of 4.60M shares per day over the past three months and 4147380 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 168.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 165.31M. Insiders hold about 2.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.32% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1757894400 were 11390492 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1755216000 on 10403204. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 11390492 and a Short% of Float of 6.9.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 12.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.17, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.56 and $0.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.52. EPS for the following year is $0.77, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $1.0 and $0.64.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 14 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $330M to a low estimate of $317.09M. As of. The current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $275.9MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $334.34M. There is a high estimate of $344.56M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $327.5M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KTOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.49B.
