Investors aiming for above-average returns often turn to the practice of stock picking. Skillful choices in individual stocks can be a catalyst for substantial wealth growth.
3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode
The world's greatest investor — Warren Buffett — has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential.
We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.
Click here for full details and to join for free
Sponsored
The closing price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) was $22.25 for the day, up 2.06% from the previous closing price of $21.80. In other words, the price has increased by $2.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.885.
Ratios:
Our analysis of KTOS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 110.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.47 and its Current Ratio is at 3.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.21 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.20.
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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 17 ’24 when ANDERSON SCOTT I sold 11,000 shares for $21.78 per share. The transaction valued at 239,632 led to the insider holds 90,735 shares of the business.
Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares of KTOS for $74,416 on Jul 15 ’24. The President, STC Division now owns 279,575 shares after completing the transaction at $21.26 per share. On Jul 01 ’24, 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 298,016 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 3339680512 and an Enterprise Value of 3313084672. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.061 whereas that against EBITDA is 45.635.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $22.77, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 17.13%.
Shares Statistics:
KTOS traded an average of 1.07M shares per day over the past three months and 875680 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 150.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 146.63M. Insiders hold about 2.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.38% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1721001600 were 3129455 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1718323200 on 3083630. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3129455 and a Short% of Float of 2.1300000999999997.
