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The price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed at $21.53 in the last session, up 1.46% from day before closing price of $21.22. In other words, the price has increased by $1.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $20.83.
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 10.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1250.40. 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:
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 Sep 03 ’24 when Rock Stacey G sold 4,000 shares for $22.40 per share. The transaction valued at 89,616 led to the insider holds 59,071 shares of the business.
MILLS THOMAS E IV sold 5,343 shares of KTOS for $119,776 on Sep 03 ’24. The President, C5ISR Division now owns 29,172 shares after completing the transaction at $22.42 per share. On Sep 03 ’24, another insider, Lund Deanna H, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 6,000 shares for $22.41 each. As a result, the insider received 134,447 and left with 285,905 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 3251008768 and an Enterprise Value of 3246414848. As of this moment, Kratos’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 325.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 37.12. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 162.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.884 whereas that against EBITDA is 40.129.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, KTOS has reached a high of $23.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.59%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, KTOS traded on average about 975.62K shares per day over the past 3-months and 782560 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 151.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 147.51M. Insiders hold about 2.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.97% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1723680000 were 2954874 with a Short Ratio of 3.03, compared to 1721001600 on 3129455. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2954874 and a Short% of Float of 2.0.
