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

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KTOS shares.
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7 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their KTOS share price targets range from $17.00 to $27.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $22.14 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% 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 increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $21.54.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 1st 2024.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.06. The aerospace company earned $277.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $250.48 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.43% and a negative net margin of 0.06%. The business's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.01 earnings per share.

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), Future Fund Active ETF (FFND), AdvisorShares Drone Technology ETF (UAV), SPDR Kensho Future Security ETF (FITE) and Gabelli Commercial Aerospace & Defense ETF (GCAD).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions issued an update on its second quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 8th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $265.0 million-$280.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $270.8 million.

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 variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.32%), Bamco Inc. NY (2.91%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (2.07%), Hood River Capital Management LLC (1.70%), Westwood Holdings Group Inc. (1.67%) and Managed Asset Portfolios LLC (0.57%). 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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