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The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $58.7 in the last session, up 1.19% from day before closing price of $58.01. In other words, the price has increased by $1.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.37 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $59.14 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $57.51.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KTOS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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, Cantor Fitzgerald on July 08, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $60.
On June 30, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $52.
On June 24, 2025, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $52.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on June 24, 2025, with a $52 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 28 ’25 when Fendley Steven S. sold 7,000 shares for $58.53 per share. The transaction valued at 409,723 led to the insider holds 353,451 shares of the business.
Fendley Steven S. bought 7,000 shares of KTOS for $409,723 on Jul 28 ’25. On Jul 15 ’25, another insider, Mendoza Marie, who serves as the SVP & General Counsel of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $50.97 each. As a result, the insider received 101,942 and left with 65,535 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 9883788288 and an Enterprise Value of 9036623872. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 464.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 82.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 19.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.779 whereas that against EBITDA is 122.282.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.05, which has changed by 1.7979028 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $61.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $17.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 28.41%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 75.99%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 3.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4505790 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 166.43M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 162.88M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.72% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1752537600 were 9781412 with a Short Ratio of 2.55, compared to 1749772800 on 10435558. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9781412 and a Short% of Float of 5.94.
