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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$197.26
+0.1%
$160.33
$88.24
$198.97
$5.55B0.44332,190 shs97,991 shs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$21.73
+0.4%
$18.37
$12.88
$22.04
$3.26B0.811.30 million shs619,563 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
+1.71%+5.27%+31.42%+58.19%+85.08%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
+2.90%+10.86%+20.09%+5.56%+57.04%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1.9462 of 5 stars
1.34.00.00.03.32.51.9
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.0826 of 5 stars
1.43.00.00.03.42.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
2.67
Moderate Buy$140.20-28.93% Downside
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.71
Moderate Buy$22.141.90% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AVAV and KTOS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/26/2024
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Raymond James
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UpgradeOutperform ➝ Strong-Buy$20.00 ➝ $27.00
4/25/2024
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Benchmark
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$25.00
4/10/2024
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Jefferies Financial Group
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$22.00 ➝ $20.00
4/5/2024
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$160.00 ➝ $165.00
3/8/2024
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Robert W. Baird
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Neutral$161.00
3/5/2024
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$155.00 ➝ $160.00
3/5/2024
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$705.78M7.86$11.62 per share16.97$21.81 per share9.04
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$1.04B3.14$0.60 per share36.49$7.57 per share2.87

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
-$176.21M-$4.31N/A57.68N/A-15.14%13.93%10.46%6/25/2024 (Estimated)
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
-$8.90MN/A80.8957.18N/A-0.06%3.43%2.14%8/1/2024 (Estimated)

Latest AVAV and KTOS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/7/2024Q1 24
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$0.05$0.11+$0.06$0.11$250.48 million$277.20 million    
3/4/202401/31/2024
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$0.33$0.63+$0.30$0.76$170.62 million$186.60 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.04
4.66
3.16
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0.14
3.02
2.47

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
86.38%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
75.92%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1.40%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.27%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1,27928.14 million27.74 millionOptionable
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
3,900150.10 million146.69 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

AeroVironment logo

AeroVironment

NASDAQ:AVAV
AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments. The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including training, spare parts, product repair, product replacement, and the customer contracted operation. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions logo

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

NASDAQ:KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. operates as a technology company that addresses the defense, national security, and commercial markets. It operates through two segments, Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The company offers ground systems for satellites and space vehicles, including software for command and control, telemetry, and tracking and control; jet-powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles, and rocket systems; propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, spacecraft, and launch systems; command, control, communication, computing, combat, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, and satellite; counter unmanned aircraft systems, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual and augmented reality training systems for the warfighter. The company primarily serves national security-related agencies, the U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence agencies and classified agencies, international government agencies, and commercial customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.