Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Reduces Position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Key Points

• Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH cut its stake in Kratos by 36.2% in Q4, selling 51,610 shares and leaving it with 90,797 shares valued at about $6.89 million (≈0.05% ownership).
• Company insiders sold a total of 167,027 shares (~$13.96M) during the quarter — including Director William Hoglund and Scott I. Anderson — while institutional investors now own about 75.92% of KTOS, with firms like UBS and RBC increasing positions.
• Analysts remain largely positive with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $98.28 (some targets raised up to $135), and Kratos recently beat Q4 estimates with EPS $0.18 vs. $0.14 and revenue up 21.9% year-over-year.

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lessened its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) by 36.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 90,797 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 51,610 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned approximately 0.05% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions worth $6,892,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of KTOS. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 22.6% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 190,481 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $5,655,000 after purchasing an additional 35,098 shares during the last quarter. Amundi purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $791,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 64.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 178.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,570 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 2,286 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 393,614 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $11,686,000 after acquiring an additional 41,265 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on KTOS. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective 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. Truist Financial set a $135.00 price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Friday, January 9th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $112.00 to $134.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Noble Financial reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $93.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $98.28.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other news, Director William A. Hoglund sold 30,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.19, for a total value of $2,171,295.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 252,500 shares in the company, valued at $17,975,475. This represents a 10.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Scott I. Anderson sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.11, for a total transaction of $1,336,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 51,334 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,574,372.74. This trade represents a 22.61% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 167,027 shares of company stock valued at $13,961,290. Insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $63.16 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 3.46, a current ratio of 4.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The company has a market cap of $11.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 485.88 and a beta of 1.22. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 52-week low of $32.68 and a 52-week high of $134.00. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $80.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $85.72.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $345.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $327.51 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.63% and a return on equity of 3.34%. The company's revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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