B. Riley Has Bearish Estimate for KTOS FY2025 Earnings

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Research analysts at B. Riley lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report released on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.27 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on KTOS. Stifel Nicolaus set a $54.00 price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $60.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $38.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.25.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $54.28 on Wednesday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12-month low of $17.91 and a 12-month high of $54.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.84, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a PE ratio of 417.57 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $40.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.30.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.68% and a return on equity of 3.85%. The firm had revenue of $302.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $292.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $29,000. Aspect Partners LLC raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 1,900.0% in the 1st quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 950 shares during the period. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 202.3% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,046 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other news, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.06, for a total transaction of $322,420.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 360,475 shares in the company, valued at $16,603,478.50. The trade was a 1.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.43, for a total value of $181,720.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 46,243 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,100,819.49. This represents a 7.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 143,572 shares of company stock worth $5,175,766 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

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.