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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) closed the day trading at $17.75 up 0.68% from the previous closing price of $17.63. In other words, the price has increased by $0.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. KTOS stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.4.
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 36.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 206.84. 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:
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 Apr 15 ’24 when Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares for $18.19 per share. The transaction valued at 63,652 led to the insider holds 290,118 shares of the business.
Mendoza Marie sold 1,500 shares of KTOS for $27,271 on Apr 15 ’24. The SVP & General Counsel now owns 67,030 shares after completing the transaction at $18.18 per share. On Mar 25 ’24, another insider, Fendley Steven S., who serves as the President, US Division of the company, sold 7,000 shares for $17.80 each. As a result, the insider received 124,584 and left with 419,821 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 2661470464 and an Enterprise Value of 2586054656. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.35. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.494 whereas that against EBITDA is 39.422.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for KTOS is 0.81, which has changed by 0.38239872 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -2.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.28%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, KTOS traded about 1.41M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, KTOS traded about 1186830 shares per day. A total of 149.16M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 145.53M. Insiders hold about 2.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.64% stake in the company. Shares short for KTOS as of 1711584000 were 2304649 with a Short Ratio of 1.63, compared to 1709164800 on 2951597. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2304649 and a Short% of Float of 1.5700001000000001.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 11 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.05 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.07 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 $0.11 and low estimates of $0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.51 and $0.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.42. EPS for the following year is $0.54, with 11 analysts recommending between $0.7 and $0.42.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $250.47M in revenue for the current quarter. 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 8.10% from the year-ago figure.
A total of 11 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 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.25B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.32B and the low estimate is $1.18B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
