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The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $29.60 in the last session, up 1.86% from day before closing price of $29.06. In other words, the price has increased by $1.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.27 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.005 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.13.
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 2.39 and its Current Ratio is at 2.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.20.
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 the company, B. Riley Securities on January 13, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $35 from $26 previously.
On October 30, 2024, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $24 to $26.
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 Mar 05 ’25 when MILLS THOMAS E IV sold 3,000 shares for $27.29 per share. The transaction valued at 81,876 led to the insider holds 9,246 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 20,000 shares of KTOS for $526,658 on Mar 05 ’25. The President, STC Division now owns 263,283 shares after completing the transaction at $26.33 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, Carrai Phillip D, who serves as the President, STC Division of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $26.51 each. As a result, the insider received 159,044 and left with 283,283 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 4524153344 and an Enterprise Value of 4404303360. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 277.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 42.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 14.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.876 whereas that against EBITDA is 60.168.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.01, which has changed by 0.703107 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $35.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.48%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 2.22M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3267330 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 151.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 149.23M. Insiders hold about 2.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.61% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1740700800 were 5092772 with a Short Ratio of 2.30, compared to 1738281600 on 4908534. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5092772 and a Short% of Float of 3.4099999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
