Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) by 13.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,898 shares of the aerospace company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,163 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC's holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $2,364,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. Aspect Partners LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 950 shares during the period. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $96.90, for a total transaction of $581,400.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 252,041 shares in the company, valued at $24,422,772.90. This trade represents a 2.33% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,440 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $97.10, for a total value of $139,824.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 60,396 shares in the company, valued at $5,864,451.60. This trade represents a 2.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 85,716 shares of company stock worth $6,399,245. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance
Shares of KTOS opened at $83.12 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average is $77.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $54.05. The company has a market capitalization of $14.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 831.28 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a current ratio of 4.43. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.69 and a fifty-two week high of $112.57.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 for 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $52.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Monday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. BTIG Research raised Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $80.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $77.36.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile
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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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