Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Purchases 31,134 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Key Points

• Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 98.8%, now holding 62,634 shares valued at approximately $1.86 million.
• Several institutional investors, including CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co and Northern Trust Corp, have also increased their stakes in Kratos, with over 75% of the company's stock now held by large investors.
• Kratos Defense & Security Solutions reported a quarterly EPS of $0.11, exceeding analysts' expectations, with a revenue of $351.50 million, marking a 17.1% year-over-year increase.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) by 98.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,634 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 31,134 shares during the quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd.'s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $1,861,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of KTOS. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth about $29,000. Aspect Partners LLC raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 202.3% in the first quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,046 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated a "strong-buy" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Friday, August 8th. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $72.00 price target (up from $55.00) on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Monday, August 11th. Benchmark boosted their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Noble Financial restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Monday, August 11th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Friday, July 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.64.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 6,567 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.75, for a total transaction of $247,904.25. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 318,766 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,033,416.50. The trade was a 2.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.53, for a total value of $409,710.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 353,451 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,687,487.03. The trade was a 1.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 72,986 shares of company stock worth $3,792,398. Insiders own 2.37% of the company's stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Down 3.9%

NASDAQ:KTOS traded down $2.67 on Friday, hitting $65.84. 2,393,116 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,845,653. The company has a current ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.83 and a 1 year high of $72.70. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $56.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.21. The company has a market cap of $11.11 billion, a PE ratio of 658.47 and a beta of 1.04.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last released 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. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The company had revenue of $351.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $305.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Profile

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.