NASDAQ:KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock was trading at $15.62 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KTOS stock has decreased by 6.3% and is now trading at $14.64. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.07. The aerospace company earned $168.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $164.28 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.27% and a return on equity of 4.24%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.11 EPS. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' earnings history.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions updated its second quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $160-170 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $187.94 million.

9 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $22.38 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 52.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Media headlines about KTOS stock have trended somewhat negative on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a media sentiment score of -1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the aerospace company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,440,000 shares, a drop of 6.9% from the June 15th total of 6,920,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,110,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.8 days. Currently, 6.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Boeing (BA), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Hexcel (HXL), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) and Spirit AeroSystems (SPR). View all competitors.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Applied Materials (AMAT), Alibaba Group (BABA), Opko Health (OPK), Lockheed Martin (LMT), AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Micron Technology (MU) and Boeing (BA).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KTOS."

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.04%). Company insiders that own Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Benjamin M Goodwin, David M Carter, De Burgreen Maria Cervantes, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Jonah Adelman, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Scot B Jarvis, Steven S Fendley and Thomas E Iv Mills. View institutional ownership trends for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

KTOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Kratos Defense & Security Solutions company stock in the last year include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Benjamin M Goodwin, David M Carter, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Jonah Adelman, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Steven S Fendley, and Thomas E Iv Mills. View insider buying and selling activity for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Shares of KTOS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.64.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $1.79 billion and generates $717.50 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $12.50 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.26 on an earnings per share basis. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions employs 3,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is www.kratosdefense.com.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' mailing address is 10680 TREENA STREET SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA, 92131. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 858-812-7300 or via email at [email protected]