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The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $24.30 in the last session, down -1.50% from day before closing price of $24.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.52 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.6399 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.21.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at KTOS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1411.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.56 and its Current Ratio is at 3.13. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
On May 28, 2024, JMP Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Outperform rating and target price of $27.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on April 26, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $27.
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 Oct 15 ’24 when MILLS THOMAS E IV sold 6,603 shares for $24.88 per share. The transaction valued at 164,314 led to the insider holds 23,848 shares of the business.
Mendoza Marie sold 1,355 shares of KTOS for $33,817 on Oct 15 ’24. The SVP & General Counsel now owns 58,085 shares after completing the transaction at $24.96 per share. On Oct 15 ’24, another insider, Carrai Phillip D, who serves as the President, STC Division of the company, sold 3,500 shares for $24.92 each. As a result, the insider received 87,237 and left with 269,052 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 3669275904 and an Enterprise Value of 3720552704. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 367.07, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 183.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.305 whereas that against EBITDA is 45.99.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $25.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 983.35K shares per day over the past 3-months and 751680 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 151.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.56M. Insiders hold about 2.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.45% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1727654400 were 2930184 with a Short Ratio of 2.98, compared to 1724976000 on 3451998. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2930184 and a Short% of Float of 1.9900000000000002.
