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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed the day trading at $95.3 down -1.02% from the previous closing price of $96.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.9 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $97.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $90.79.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KTOS, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 07 ’25 when Carter David M sold 4,000 shares for $102.81 per share. The transaction valued at 411,232 led to the insider holds 93,809 shares of the business.
Rock Stacey G sold 3,846 shares of KTOS for $353,917 on Oct 01 ’25. The President, KTT Division now owns 34,202 shares after completing the transaction at $92.02 per share. On Oct 01 ’25, another insider, Lund Deanna H, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 5,000 shares for $92.03 each. As a result, the insider received 460,135 and left with 308,069 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 16086116352 and an Enterprise Value of 15591816192. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 1022.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 126.68. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 38.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 13.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.853 whereas that against EBITDA is 234.463.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.11, which has changed by 2.7024088 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $112.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 25.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 106.07%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KTOS traded about 4.67M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KTOS traded about 4871720 shares per day. A total of 168.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 165.31M. Insiders hold about 2.06% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.11% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1759190400 were 13109115 with a Short Ratio of 2.81, compared to 1756425600 on 10515254. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13109115 and a Short% of Float of 7.9399999999999995.
