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As of close of business last night, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s stock clocked out at $63.59, down -1.41% from its previous closing price of $64.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.41 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.81 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $64.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.75.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of KTOS’s stock, we examine its different 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Rock Stacey G sold 4,000 shares for $64.19 per share. The transaction valued at 256,754 led to the insider holds 38,128 shares of the business.
MILLS THOMAS E IV sold 5,758 shares of KTOS for $377,385 on Sep 02 ’25. The President, C5ISR Division now owns 9,692 shares after completing the transaction at $65.54 per share. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, THOMAS MILLS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 5,758 shares for $65.84 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 10887243776 and an Enterprise Value of 10239342592. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 682.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 84.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 25.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.441 whereas that against EBITDA is 153.975.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 1.06, which has changed by 2.015173 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 $20.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 66.54%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that KTOS traded 4.42M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2581710 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 168.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 165.22M. Insiders hold about 2.12% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.14% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1755216000 were 10403204 with a Short Ratio of 2.35, compared to 1752537600 on 9781412. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10403204 and a Short% of Float of 6.3.
Earnings Estimates
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 13.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.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 $0.76, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $1.0 and $0.64.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 14 analysts expect revenue to total $323.37M. 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, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $334.34M. 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 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.49B.
