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

Key Points

• Deanna Lund, CFO of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, sold 5,000 shares at an average price of $92.03, bringing her total holdings to 308,069 shares, a 1.60% decrease in ownership.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions recently showed a stock price increase of 1.2%, with a trading volume of 3,404,513 shares, although below its average volume of 5,337,248 shares.
• The company reported earnings of $0.11 per share for the last quarter, exceeding expectations, with year-over-year revenue growth of 17.1%.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) CFO Deanna Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.03, for a total value of $460,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 308,069 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $28,351,590.07. This represents a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Up 1.2%

NASDAQ KTOS traded up $1.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $96.19. The company had a trading volume of 3,404,513 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,337,248. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.69 and a fifty-two week high of $98.12. The company has a market capitalization of $16.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 962.00 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The firm's 50 day moving average is $70.35 and its 200 day moving average is $49.61.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $351.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.67 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The company's revenue was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on KTOS. Noble Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Monday, August 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. B. Riley restated a "buy" rating and set a $72.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Monday, August 11th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $63.50.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Aspect Partners LLC raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 1,900.0% in the first quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 950 shares during the period. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter worth $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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.

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