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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) CFO Deanna Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.63, for a total transaction of $348,150.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 300,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,893,804.47. The trade was a 1.64% 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 hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

KTOS opened at $67.31 on Friday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.78 and a 1 year high of $134.00. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $89.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a PE ratio of 517.81 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a current ratio of 4.06.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $345.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.51 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.63% and a return on equity of 3.34%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler assumed coverage on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $99.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. BTIG Research boosted their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Citizens Jmp increased their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.28.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large proposed defense budget — President Trump’s FY2027 request calls for a significant jump in defense spending, a macro tailwind for defense contractors with unmanned systems and C5ISR capabilities like Kratos. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Multiple firms (BTIG, Cantor Fitzgerald, B. Riley, Citi, JonesTrading) have reiterated buys or raised targets, lifting the consensus price objective well above current levels and supporting longer-term upside expectations. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Strong institutional ownership and recent buys — Large funds (Geode, Morgan Stanley, First Trust, Invesco) hold material stakes and increased positions, which provides liquidity and steady demand but can also amplify volatility if they rebalance. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Planned insider sales under 10b5-1 — Director William Hoglund (30,500 shares) and CFO Deanna Lund (5,000 shares) executed sales under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans; such planned disposals are less informative about company fundamentals but increase share supply. Read More. · Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Additional insider selling not flagged as 10b5-1 — Director/insider Steven Fendley sold 7,000 shares (~1.9% of his stake) at ~ $69.59; while modest, repeated insider sales can concern investors when combined with technical weakness. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/near-term pressure — Coverage noting that KTOS has been declining since mid-January and “may have more room to go” highlights short-term downside risk despite positive fundamentals. Read More.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7,600.0% in the fourth quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 385 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. 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.