Market Momentum: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Registers a -2.61 Decrease, Closing at 22.80

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed the day trading at $22.80 down -2.61% from the previous closing price of $23.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.53 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.3801.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of KTOS, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.17 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1324.15. 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:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 16 ’24 when Mendoza Marie sold 1,355 shares for $22.12 per share. The transaction valued at 29,968 led to the insider holds 61,963 shares of the business.

Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares of KTOS for $77,496 on Sep 16 ’24. The President, STC Division now owns 272,570 shares after completing the transaction at $22.14 per share. On Sep 16 ’24, another insider, MARIE C MENDOZA, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,355 shares for $22.12 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 3534843392 and an Enterprise Value of 3438183936. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 344.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 39.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 172.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.054 whereas that against EBITDA is 42.499.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $23.98, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.50%.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, KTOS traded about 990.09K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KTOS traded about 965930 shares per day. A total of 151.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.53M. Insiders hold about 2.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.87% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1724976000 were 3451998 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1722384000 on 3089201. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3451998 and a Short% of Float of 2.34.

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