The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $18.56 in the last session, up 2.83% from day before closing price of $18.05. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4790495 shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.03.
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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 33.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 188.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 2.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
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, Raymond James on July 20, 2023, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $17.
On February 24, 2023, Canaccord Genuity Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $11.50 to $14.
Canaccord Genuity Downgraded its Buy to Hold on November 04, 2022, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $11.50.
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 Feb 15 when Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares for $20.87 per share. The transaction valued at 73,058 led to the insider holds 223,131 shares of the business.
Lund Deanna H sold 6,000 shares of KTOS for $120,000 on Feb 14. The EVP & CFO now owns 214,765 shares after completing the transaction at $20.00 per share. On Jan 29, another insider, Fendley Steven S., who serves as the President, US Division of the company, sold 7,000 shares for $17.34 each. As a result, the insider received 121,407 and left with 352,641 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 2.41B and an Enterprise Value of 2.61B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.52 whereas that against EBITDA is 34.20.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $21.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 18.95, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.45.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 1.20M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.48M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 129.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 126.99M. Insiders hold about 2.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.35% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of Jan 31, 2024 were 2.86M with a Short Ratio of 2.39, compared to 4.49M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.22% and a Short% of Float of 2.27%.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 10 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.05 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.1 and a low estimate of $0.02, while EPS last year was $0.06. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.08, with high estimates of $0.15 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.6 and $0.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.43. EPS for the following year is $0.57, with 10 analysts recommending between $0.9 and $0.45.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $250.45M. It ranges from a high estimate of $260.22M to a low estimate of $243M. As of the current estimate, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s year-ago sales were $231.8M, an estimated increase of 8.00% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for KTOS’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.04B, up 9.80% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.32B and the low estimate is $1.2B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.80% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
