Compare Stocks: AIR, AVAV, and KTOS

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AIR AAR	$112.63 +0.5%	$134.59	$74.25 ▼ $154.00	$4.49B	1.11	466,780 shs	1.42 million shs
AVAV AeroVironment	$159.95 -2.1%	$157.11	$135.20 ▼ $417.86	$8.13B	1.41	1.70 million shs	2.43 million shs
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$47.46 -0.4%	$51.76	$43.09 ▼ $134.00	$8.91B	1.11	4.33 million shs	5.65 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AIR AAR	-4.31%	-9.89%	-24.82%	-17.19%	+49.89%
AVAV AeroVironment	+4.43%	+11.09%	-6.18%	-3.67%	-39.95%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	+0.15%	+1.45%	-23.12%	-12.08%	-37.07%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AIR AAR	$112.63 +0.5%	$134.59	$74.25 ▼ $154.00	$4.49B	1.11	466,780 shs	1.42 million shs
AVAV AeroVironment	$159.95 -2.1%	$157.11	$135.20 ▼ $417.86	$8.13B	1.41	1.70 million shs	2.43 million shs
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$47.46 -0.4%	$51.76	$43.09 ▼ $134.00	$8.91B	1.11	4.33 million shs	5.65 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AIR AAR	-4.31%	-9.89%	-24.82%	-17.19%	+49.89%
AVAV AeroVironment	+4.43%	+11.09%	-6.18%	-3.67%	-39.95%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	+0.15%	+1.45%	-23.12%	-12.08%	-37.07%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AIR AAR	2.75	Moderate Buy	$135.60	20.40% Upside
AVAV AeroVironment	2.88	Moderate Buy	$238.89	49.36% Upside
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	2.91	Moderate Buy	$98.06	106.61% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AIR, AVAV, and KTOS Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/17/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$285.00
9/17/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$326.00
9/16/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$229.00 ➝ $204.00
9/14/2026	AIR AAR	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
9/14/2026	KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$74.00
9/14/2026	KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
9/11/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Buy	$225.00 ➝ $185.00
9/10/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$166.00 ➝ $170.00
9/10/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform
9/10/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform	$230.00
9/10/2026	AVAV AeroVironment	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $210.00

(Data available from 9/18/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AIR AAR	$3.31B	1.36	$6.53 per share	17.25	$42.85 per share	2.63
AVAV AeroVironment	$2.00B	4.06	$13.90 per share	11.51	$86.50 per share	1.85
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.52B	5.85	$0.73 per share	65.08	$11.82 per share	4.02

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AIR AAR	$187.70M	$4.83	23.32	17.27	N/A	5.67%	12.67%	6.07%	9/29/2026 (Estimated)
AVAV AeroVironment	-$265.12M	-$2.34	N/A	37.81	5.33	-5.77%	4.04%	3.13%	N/A
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$22M	$0.17	279.18	52.15	N/A	2.03%	3.07%	2.55%	11/3/2026 (Estimated)

Latest AIR, AVAV, and KTOS Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
9/29/2026	Q1 2027	AIR AAR	$1.31	N/A	N/A	N/A	$881.92 million	N/A
9/9/2026	Q1 2027	AVAV AeroVironment	$0.2223	$0.59	+$0.3677	-$0.10	$451.95 million	$480.49 million
8/4/2026	Q2 2026	KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$0.1388	$0.21	+$0.0712	$0.02	$410.36 million	$458.80 million
7/21/2026	Q4 2026	AIR AAR	$1.38	$1.53	+$0.15	$1.27	$893.03 million	$928.00 million
6/29/2026	Q4 2026	AVAV AeroVironment	$1.47	$1.84	+$0.37	$1.25	$555.97 million	$641.62 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AIR AAR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AVAV AeroVironment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AIR AAR	0.52	2.84	1.24
AVAV AeroVironment	0.17	4.26	3.33
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0.04	5.54	4.99

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AIR AAR	90.74%
AVAV AeroVironment	86.38%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	75.92%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AIR AAR	3.10%
AVAV AeroVironment	0.79%
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.50%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AIR AAR	7,100	39.89 million	38.66 million	Optionable
AVAV AeroVironment	3,991	50.82 million	50.42 million	Optionable
KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	4,300	187.72 million	184.91 million	Optionable

AIR, AVAV, and KTOS Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) SVP Marie Mendoza Sells 1,000 Shares

September 18 at 7:22 AM | insidertrades.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) SVP Sells $48,500.00 in Stock

September 17 at 9:12 PM | marketbeat.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Insider Phillip Carrai Sells 6,500 Shares

September 17 at 9:09 PM | marketbeat.com

Can Kratos' Manufacturing Expansion Support Affordable Defense Growth?

September 17 at 12:59 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Can Kratos' Manufacturing Expansion Support Affordable Defense Growth?

September 17 at 10:21 AM | zacks.com

Is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Undervalued After Its Latest Missile Test Success?

September 17 at 7:59 AM | finance.yahoo.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock Rating Upgraded by Guggenheim

September 17 at 7:29 AM | marketbeat.com

Guggenheim initiates coverage of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions with buy

September 15 at 11:55 PM | msn.com

This Stock Can Rise 150%, Plus 12 More Aerospace Buys

September 15 at 1:53 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Guggenheim Initiates Kratos Defense & Security Solutions at Buy With $74 Price Target

September 15 at 8:52 AM | marketscreener.comM

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September 15 at 7:35 AM | marketbeat.com

California State Teachers Retirement System Purchases 21,360 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

September 15 at 3:20 AM | marketbeat.com

Baird Financial Group Inc. Sells 46,679 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

September 15 at 3:04 AM | marketbeat.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Shares Bought by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

September 12, 2026 | marketbeat.com

How Could Project Anaconda Expand Kratos' Role in Naval Radar?

September 12, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

How Could Project Anaconda Expand Kratos' Role in Naval Radar?

September 11, 2026 | zacks.com

Waverly Advisors LLC Sells 36,134 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

September 11, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.: Kratos ARAV-B Ballistic Missile Target Successfully Utilized In Multinational Pacific Dragon 2026 Exercise

September 9, 2026 | finanznachrichten.de

Kratos ARAV-B Ballistic Missile Target Successfully Utilized In Multinational Pacific Dragon 2026 Exercise

September 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Kratos ARAV-B Ballistic Missile Target Successfully Utilized In Multinational Pacific Dragon 2026 Exercise

September 9, 2026 | globenewswire.com

Kratos Defense: Betting On Affordable Warfare, Not Just Drones

September 9, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

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AIR, AVAV, and KTOS Company Descriptions

AAR NYSE:AIR

$112.63 +0.51 (+0.45%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

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$113.06 +0.43 (+0.38%)

As of 05:46 PM Eastern

AAR Corp. provides products and services to commercial aviation, government, and defense markets worldwide. The Parts Supply segment leases and sells aircraft components and replacement parts. The Repair & Engineering segment provides airframe maintenance services, such as airframe inspection, painting, line maintenance, airframe modification, structural repair, avionics service and installation, exterior and interior refurbishment, and engineering and support services; component repair services comprising maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, engine and airframe accessories, and interior refurbishment; and landing gear overhaul services, including repair services on wheels and brakes. This segment also develops specific aircraft components and parts; and designs proprietary designated engineering representative repairs. The Integrated Solutions segment engages in the fleet management and operation of customer-owned aircraft; provision of supply chain logistics services, such as material planning, sourcing, logistics, information and program management, and parts and component repair and overhaul services; and flight hour component inventory and repair services. In addition, the segment provides integrated software solutions comprising Trax, a cloud-based electronic enterprise resource platform, as well as a suite of paperless mobility apps for automating MRO workflows. The Expeditionary Services segment designs, manufactures, and repairs transportation pallets; and containers and shelters for military and humanitarian tactical deployment activities, including armories, supply and parts storage, refrigeration systems, tactical operation centers, briefing rooms, laundry and kitchen facilities, water treatment, and sleeping quarters, as well as engages in provision of engineering, design, and system integration services for specialized command and control systems. AAR Corp. was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois.

AeroVironment NASDAQ:AVAV

$159.95 -3.43 (-2.10%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$160.32 +0.37 (+0.23%)

As of 06:54 PM Eastern

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 NASDAQ:KTOS

$47.46 -0.20 (-0.42%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$47.62 +0.16 (+0.35%)

As of 06:56 PM Eastern

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. The US segment refers to the unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control and communications system businesses. The company was founded on December 19, 1994, and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

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