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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed the day trading at $33.29 up 1.00% from the previous closing price of $32.96. In other words, the price has increased by $1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.15 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.6229.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of KTOS, let’s look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 15 ’25 when Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares for $32.99 per share. The transaction valued at 197,956 led to the insider holds 288,048 shares of the business.
PHILLIP CARRAI bought 6,000 shares of KTOS for $197,956 on Apr 15 ’25. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, Rock Stacey G, who serves as the President, KTT Division of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $29.27 each. As a result, the insider received 117,093 and left with 57,524 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 5102891008 and an Enterprise Value of 5050827264. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 312.29, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 47.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 16.79. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.445 whereas that against EBITDA is 69.0.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 0.99, which has changed by 0.7651113 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07545352 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 $17.05. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.15%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KTOS traded about 2.98M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KTOS traded about 1893670 shares per day. A total of 151.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 149.41M. Insiders hold about 2.53% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.10% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1743379200 were 12764373 with a Short Ratio of 4.28, compared to 1740700800 on 5092772. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12764373 and a Short% of Float of 8.53.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
