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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed the day trading at $83.12 down -6.21% from the previous closing price of $88.62. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.29 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $86.5152 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $81.72.
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 15 ’25 when Mendoza Marie sold 1,440 shares for $97.10 per share. The transaction valued at 139,824 led to the insider holds 60,396 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares of KTOS for $581,389 on Oct 15 ’25. The President, STC Division now owns 252,041 shares after completing the transaction at $96.90 per share. On Oct 15 ’25, another insider, MARIE C MENDOZA, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,415 shares for $95.30 each.
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 14030198784 and an Enterprise Value of 13535898624. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 891.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 110.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 33.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.15. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.158 whereas that against EBITDA is 203.547.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.13, which has changed by 2.3692744 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13837254 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 7.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 76.25%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KTOS traded about 4.60M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KTOS traded about 5411320 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 100.29% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1759190400 were 13109115 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1756425600 on 10515254. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13109115 and a Short% of Float of 7.9399999999999995.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 12.0 analysts. 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
14 analysts predict $323.01M in revenue for. The current quarter. 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 $1.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.49B.
