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In the latest session, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $68.74 up 0.35% from its previous closing price of $68.5. In other words, the price has increased by $0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.48 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.04.
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 3.88 and its Current Ratio is at 4.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On August 11, 2025, Canaccord Genuity started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $74.Canaccord Genuity initiated its Buy rating on August 11, 2025, with a $74 target price.
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 Aug 15 ’25 when Mendoza Marie sold 2,000 shares for $68.35 per share. The transaction valued at 136,708 led to the insider holds 63,357 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares of KTOS for $406,691 on Aug 15 ’25. The President, STC Division now owns 264,074 shares after completing the transaction at $67.78 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, PHILLIP CARRAI, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $67.78 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 11602898944 and an Enterprise Value of 11108633600. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 737.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 91.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 27.44. 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 5.91. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.157 whereas that against EBITDA is 167.047.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.06, which has changed by 2.3063972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15222645 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $72.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.37. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 31.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 92.52%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, KTOS has traded an average of 4.26M shares per day and 4497210 over the past ten days. A total of 168.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 165.20M. Insiders hold about 2.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.02% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1753920000 were 9911496 with a Short Ratio of 2.33, compared to 1751241600 on 13471628. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9911496 and a Short% of Float of 6.0100004.
Earnings Estimates
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) is currently under the scrutiny of 13.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.17, with high estimates of $0.22 and low estimates of $0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.56 and $0.47 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.52. EPS for the following year is $0.75, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $1.0 and $0.64.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $323.24M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $330M to a low estimate of $317.09M. As of the current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $275.9MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $334.28M. There is a high estimate of $344.56M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $327.5M.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KTOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.31B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.14BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.49B.
