William Blair Weighs in on Karman's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:KRMN)

Key Points

• William Blair has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Karman Holdings Inc. to $0.09, down from a previous estimate of $0.12.
• Karman reported a Q2 EPS of $0.10, which missed the consensus estimate of $0.11, although its revenue increased by 35.3% year-over-year.
• Several analysts maintain a positive outlook on Karman, with a consensus target price of $50.75 and most ratings categorized as "buy."

Karman Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KRMN - Free Report) - William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Karman in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the company will earn $0.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.12. William Blair also issued estimates for Karman's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Karman (NYSE:KRMN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.11 by ($0.01). The business's revenue for the quarter was up 35.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on KRMN. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating and set a $58.00 price target (up from $46.50) on shares of Karman in a research report on Monday, June 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on Karman from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Karman from $40.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 14th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Karman has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $50.75.

Karman Trading Up 6.2%

Karman stock opened at $52.08 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 2.75 and a quick ratio of 3.23. Karman has a 52 week low of $25.02 and a 52 week high of $57.31. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $48.70.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of KRMN. Vanguard Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Karman in the first quarter worth $61,024,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new position in Karman during the first quarter valued at about $58,799,000. Invesco Ltd. bought a new position in Karman during the first quarter valued at about $50,220,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Karman during the first quarter valued at about $48,691,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. bought a new position in Karman during the first quarter valued at about $37,182,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Stephanie Sawhill sold 62,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.00, for a total value of $3,038,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 566,939 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $27,780,011. This represents a 9.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, major shareholder Spaceco Spv Lp Tcfiii sold 23,623,968 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.00, for a total value of $1,157,574,432.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 50,450,859 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,472,092,091. The trade was a 31.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 23,865,968 shares of company stock worth $1,169,432,432.

Karman Company Profile

We specialize in the upfront design, testing, manufacturing, and sale of mission-critical systems for existing and emerging missile and defense, and space programs. Our integrated payload protection, propulsion, and interstage system solutions are deployed across a wide variety of existing and emerging programs supporting important Department of Defense (“DoD”) and space sector initiatives.

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