Vista Investment Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 5,950 Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Key Points

• Vista Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, purchasing 5,950 shares valued at approximately $276,000 in the 2nd quarter.
• Kratos reported a net margin of 1.20% and a 17.1% increase in quarterly revenue, exceeding analysts' expectations with earnings of $0.11 per share.
• Institutional investors own 75.92% of Kratos' stock, indicating strong investor interest and confidence in the company.

Vista Investment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,950 shares of the aerospace company's stock, valued at approximately $276,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 1,900.0% in the 1st quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 202.3% in the 1st quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 1,046 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.92% of the company's stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of KTOS stock traded down $0.06 on Monday, hitting $80.72. 2,875,842 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,491,445. The company has a current ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 809.17 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average of $64.09 and a 200 day moving average of $45.82. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.69 and a fifty-two week high of $82.63.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $351.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $305.67 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on KTOS. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup reissued a "market outperform" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $54.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 21st. Finally, B. Riley reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $72.00 price objective (up previously from $55.00) on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Monday, August 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $57.64.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.42, for a total transaction of $308,520.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 270,104 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $13,888,747.68. This represents a 2.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.58, for a total value of $473,060.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 346,441 shares of the company's stock, valued at $23,412,482.78. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 77,430 shares of company stock valued at $4,745,162. Corporate insiders own 2.37% of the company's stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company 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.