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The closing price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) was $113.85 for the day, down -5.59% from the previous closing price of $120.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.37 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $121.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $111.27.
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 3.68 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Piper Sandler on January 22, 2026, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $99.
On December 19, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $90.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 01, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $105.
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 Jan 15 ’26 when Mendoza Marie sold 1,676 shares for $120.18 per share. The transaction valued at 201,422 led to the insider holds 63,393 shares of the business.
Jarvis Scot B sold 5,000 shares of KTOS for $600,900 on Jan 15 ’26. The Director now owns 105,417 shares after completing the transaction at $120.18 per share. On Jan 15 ’26, another insider, Carrai Phillip D, who serves as the President, STC Division of the company, sold 6,500 shares for $123.30 each. As a result, the insider received 801,418 and left with 219,741 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 19222513664 and an Enterprise Value of 18790914048. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 927.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 147.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.626 whereas that against EBITDA is 273.521.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.05, which has changed by 2.533255 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12692177 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $134.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 34.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 74.99%.
Shares Statistics:
KTOS traded an average of 3.05M shares per day over the past three months and 5268570 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 168.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 166.26M. Insiders hold about 1.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.89% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1767139200 were 8671721 with a Short Ratio of 2.84, compared to 1764288000 on 9234314. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8671721 and a Short% of Float of 5.25.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) is currently in progress, with 12.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.16, 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 $0.52. EPS for the following year is $0.77, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $1.0 and $0.66.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 17 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $343M to a low estimate of $320M. The current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $283.1MFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $346.84M. There is a high estimate of $378M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $330M.
A total of 17 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 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.6B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.82B and the low estimate is $1.5B.
