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In the latest session, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $41.33 down -2.36% from its previous closing price of $42.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.9 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.0.
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 2.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.19.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stifel on June 24, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $52.
On January 13, 2025, B. Riley Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $26 to $35.
B. Riley Securities Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on October 30, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $26.
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 Jun 16 ’25 when Mendoza Marie sold 2,419 shares for $41.87 per share. The transaction valued at 101,282 led to the insider holds 67,488 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares of KTOS for $252,968 on Jun 16 ’25. The President, STC Division now owns 276,085 shares after completing the transaction at $42.16 per share. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, MARIE C MENDOZA, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 7,827 shares for $41.76 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 6495257600 and an Enterprise Value of 6371313152. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 327.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 58.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.484 whereas that against EBITDA is 86.215.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.02, which has changed by 1.0654674 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $46.52, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 38.33%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KTOS has traded an average of 2.36M shares per day and 4589720 over the past ten days. A total of 153.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 149.86M. Insiders hold about 2.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.14% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1749772800 were 10435558 with a Short Ratio of 4.43, compared to 1747267200 on 9294733. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10435558 and a Short% of Float of 6.9699995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The market rating of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.13, with high estimates of $0.16 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.6 and $0.44 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.51. EPS for the following year is $0.72, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $0.95 and $0.62.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $305.93M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $309M to a low estimate of $300M. As of the current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $300.1MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $327.37M. There is a high estimate of $338M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $319.66M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KTOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.32B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.29B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.14BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.71B and the low estimate is $1.43B.
