Scot Jarvis Sells 5,000 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) Director Scot Jarvis sold 5,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $120.18, for a total transaction of $600,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 105,417 shares in the company, valued at $12,669,015.06. The trade was a 4.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Trading Up 4.9%

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $130.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 3.68 and a current ratio of 4.30. The company has a market capitalization of $22.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,005.62 and a beta of 1.09. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $23.90 and a 1 year high of $132.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $82.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.67.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on KTOS. Noble Financial reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Truist Financial set a $135.00 price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, BNP Paribas set a $80.00 target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $87.94.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum — KTOS received an analyst upgrade that drove positive headlines and upward price-target revisions, supporting buying interest. Article Title Price target story
• Positive Sentiment: New hypersonics manufacturing capacity — Kratos opened a 55,000 sq. ft. hypersonic system manufacturing facility, a tangible expansion of production capability that strengthens its position on next‑gen defense programs. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Defense spending tailwind — Analysts note Kratos could benefit from a proposed increase in U.S. defense budgets, which would boost demand for unmanned systems, hypersonics and other programs where Kratos has exposure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals — Last reported quarter (Nov) showed revenue and EPS beats with year‑over‑year revenue growth, which underpins the bullish analyst views but is already priced in to some extent.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Director Scot B. Jarvis sold 5,000 shares at an average of $120.18 (≈$600,900). The sale trimmed his stake by ~4.5%. SEC filing: Jarvis filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,676 shares at about $120.18 (~$201,422), a ~2.6% reduction in her holdings. SEC filing: Mendoza filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,500 shares at an average of $123.30 (~$801,450), reducing his stake by ~2.9%. SEC filing: Carrai filing

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KTOS. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter worth $31,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the third quarter worth $32,000. Caitlin John LLC acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Accredited Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 193.5% in the third quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 408 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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.