The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $18.34 in the last session, down -1.82% from day before closing price of $18.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1565934 shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.26.
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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 32.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 186.27. 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 26 when Fendley Steven S. sold 7,000 shares for $18.24 per share. The transaction valued at 127,670 led to the insider holds 345,711 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares of KTOS for $73,058 on Feb 15. The President, STC Division now owns 223,131 shares after completing the transaction at $20.87 per share. On Feb 14, another insider, Lund Deanna H, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $20.00 each. As a result, the insider received 120,000 and left with 214,765 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 2.74B and an Enterprise Value of 2.93B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.83 whereas that against EBITDA is 37.85.
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 18.85, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.51.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 1.33M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3.29M 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 Feb 15, 2024 were 3.94M with a Short Ratio of 2.97, compared to 3.32M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.03% and a Short% of Float of 3.10%.
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 $0.34 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.
