Citizens Jmp Issues Positive Forecast for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock Price

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) had its price objective lifted by Citizens Jmp from $105.00 to $125.00 in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a market outperform rating on the aerospace company’s stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $85.00 price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 target price for the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. B. Riley upped their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Jones Trading started coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.72.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of KTOS stock opened at $117.86 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 906.69 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 4.30, a quick ratio of 3.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $78.68 and its 200-day moving average price is $73.66. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12 month low of $23.90 and a 12 month high of $119.63.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.14% and a net margin of 1.56%.The company had revenue of $347.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $323.01 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other news, CEO Eric M. Demarco sold 200,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.09, for a total transaction of $14,818,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,196,237 shares in the company, valued at approximately $88,629,199.33. This represents a 14.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director William A. Hoglund sold 75,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.35, for a total transaction of $5,576,250.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 147,193 shares in the company, valued at $10,943,799.55. This trade represents a 33.75% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 906,079 shares of company stock worth $73,343,943 over the last ninety days. 2.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KTOS. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 15.8% in the 2nd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 98,033 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,552,000 after acquiring an additional 13,345 shares during the last quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 22.2% in the second quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 4,507,692 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $209,382,000 after purchasing an additional 818,104 shares during the last quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC raised its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 25.0% in the second quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 22,406 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,041,000 after purchasing an additional 4,483 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Wealth Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter valued at approximately $227,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,999,000. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade and higher price target — Citizens Jmp raised its price target from $105 to $125 and reiterated a “market outperform” rating, providing an analyst-driven catalyst that likely helped lift the stock. Analyst Price Target Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest report shows effectively zero reported short interest for the most recent period — the data reads 0 shares and a 0.0 days-to-cover ratio, which is likely a reporting anomaly and not an actionable signal by itself. (No external link provided)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling by Stacey G. Rock — Multiple recent filings show Rock sold 16,568 shares on Jan 12 at an average ~$116.74 and 4,000 shares on Jan 8 at ~$105.37, materially reducing her holding (one filing notes a ~38% decrease in a position). Significant insider sales can be interpreted as a cautionary signal for some investors. SEC filing: SEC Filing. Coverage of the insider sales: Insider Sells $371,920 and Insider Sells $792,468

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology-driven company that specializes in national security and defense solutions for government and military customers. The firm’s core capabilities span unmanned systems, satellite communications, missile defense, cyber security, and directed-energy weapons. Through its integrated approach, Kratos delivers mission-critical products and services designed to enhance operational readiness and support force modernization initiatives.

In the unmanned systems arena, Kratos develops high-performance aerial platforms used as target drones, low-cost attritable aircraft and experimental stealth demonstrators.