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In the latest session, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $72.78 up 2.56% from its previous closing price of $70.96. In other words, the price has increased by $2.56 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.29 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $69.682.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.68 and its Current Ratio is at 4.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
On November 18, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $80.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on October 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $105.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 01 ’25 when DEMARCO ERIC M sold 200,000 shares for $74.09 per share. The transaction valued at 14,817,162 led to the insider holds 1,196,237 shares of the business.
DEMARCO ERIC M sold 200,000 shares of KTOS for $14,404,050 on Dec 02 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 996,237 shares after completing the transaction at $72.02 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Lund Deanna H, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $74.08 each. As a result, the insider received 2,222,426 and left with 273,285 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 12288226304 and an Enterprise Value of 11856626688. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 592.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 94.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 19.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.228 whereas that against EBITDA is 172.586.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.10, which has changed by 1.5992675 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 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 $23.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.78%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KTOS has traded an average of 4.10M shares per day and 2223680 over the past ten days. A total of 168.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 165.47M. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.88% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1763078400 were 8904522 with a Short Ratio of 2.17, compared to 1760486400 on 10780084. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8904522 and a Short% of Float of 5.390000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) is currently in progress, with 10.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.15, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.56 and $0.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.53. EPS for the following year is $0.76, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $0.95 and $0.58.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 14 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $327.58M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $343M to a low estimate of $320M. As of. The current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $283.1MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $346.12M. There is a high estimate of $378M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $330M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KTOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.32B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.33B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.14BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.77B and the low estimate is $1.5B.
