Noble Financial Issues Positive Outlook for KTOS Earnings

Key Points

• Noble Financial raised its Q2 2026 EPS estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to $0.10 from $0.09 and maintained an Outperform rating, signaling a more positive outlook on earnings.
• Kratos beat Q1 results, reporting $0.16 EPS versus $0.13 expected and revenue of $371 million versus $345 million expected, with sales up 22.6% year over year.
• Analyst sentiment remains constructive overall: the stock has a Moderate Buy consensus rating and an average target price of $96.28, despite some mixed target-price changes from other firms.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Noble Financial boosted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 11th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.10 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.09. Noble Financial currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.50 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $115.00 target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Truist Financial raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Clear Str raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $96.28.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $52.09 on Monday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $34.02 and a fifty-two week high of $134.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 5.63 and a quick ratio of 5.08. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 306.41 and a beta of 1.06. The company's 50 day moving average price is $72.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $82.99.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 2.08% and a return on equity of 2.82%. The firm had revenue of $371.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $345.00 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.12 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.64, for a total value of $431,480.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 351,039 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $21,638,043.96. This represents a 1.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.03, for a total transaction of $244,120.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 17,897 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,092,253.91. This represents a 18.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 168,027 shares of company stock worth $13,312,040. Corporate insiders own 1.50% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Amalgamated Bank lifted its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 57.7% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 73,673 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $6,732,000 after acquiring an additional 26,946 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,828,000. Baillie Gifford & Co. acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $19,048,000. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 6,900.4% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 176,831 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $13,423,000 after acquiring an additional 174,305 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $21,013,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.92% of the company's stock.

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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