Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) is anticipated to announce its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.09 per share and revenue of $292.25 million for the quarter.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $35.88 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 358.84 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $31.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.03. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 52-week low of $17.91 and a 52-week high of $36.85. The company has a quick ratio of 2.61, a current ratio of 3.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other news, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.91, for a total value of $135,640.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 53,812 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,824,764.92. This trade represents a 6.92 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.91, for a total transaction of $203,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 325,427 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,035,229.57. This trade represents a 1.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 87,168 shares of company stock worth $2,537,940. Corporate insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on KTOS shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. StockNews.com raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $32.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $37.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, B. Riley raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $26.00 to $35.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.13.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.