Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KTOS shares.
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7 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their KTOS share price targets range from $17.00 to $25.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $21.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.1% from the stock's current price.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock was trading at $20.29 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KTOS shares have decreased by 12.5% and is now trading at $17.75.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,300,000 shares, a decline of 10.9% from the March 15th total of 2,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,340,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2024.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 13th. The aerospace company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. The aerospace company earned $273.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $253.39 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a negative net margin of 0.86% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.01%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.03 EPS.

ETFs with the largest weight of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) stock in their portfolio include ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (ARKQ), ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX), SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR), Future Fund Long/Short ETF (FFLS), AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF (UAV), SPDR Kensho Future Security ETF (FITE), Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS) and Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (GCAD).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions updated its FY 2024 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 13th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.1 billion-$1.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.1 billion.

69 employees have rated Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Chief Executive Officer Eric M. DeMarco on Glassdoor.com. Eric M. DeMarco has an approval rating of 73% among the company's employees.

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Hodges Capital Management Inc. (0.25%), Register Financial Advisors LLC (0.13%), One Plus One Wealth Management LLC (0.03%), IMC Chicago LLC (0.00%), Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.01%) and Salem Investment Counselors Inc. (0.00%). Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin M Goodwin, David M Carter, De Burgreen Maria Cervantes, Deanna H Lund, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Eric M Demarco, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Phillip D Carrai, Samuel N Liberatore, Scot B Jarvis, Scott I Anderson, Stacey G Rock, Stacey G Rock, Steven S Fendley, Steven S Fendley, Thomas E Iv Mills and Thomas E Iv Mills.
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