Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in KTOS, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.05. The aerospace company earned $202 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $199.50 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.99% and a net margin of 0.62%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.09 EPS.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock was trading at $15.62 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KTOS shares have increased by 76.1% and is now trading at $27.50.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions updated its first quarter 2021 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $185-195 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $189.25 million.

9 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $32.00. On average, they anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock price to reach $26.88 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%.
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69 employees have rated Kratos Defense & Security Solutions CEO Eric M. DeMarco on Glassdoor.com. Eric M. DeMarco has an approval rating of 73% among Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' employees.

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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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.75%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.39%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.62%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.60%), Emerald Advisers LLC (1.52%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.46%). 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, Stacey G Rock, Steven S Fendley and Thomas E Iv Mills.
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KTOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Emerald Advisers LLC, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Garnet Equity Capital Holdings Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Kratos Defense & Security Solutions company stock in the last year include Benjamin M Goodwin, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Jonah Adelman, Phillip D Carrai, Stacey G Rock, and Thomas E Iv Mills.
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KTOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Thornburg Investment Management Inc., Morgan Stanley, Washington Harbour Partners LP, Sandbar Asset Management LLP, BlackRock Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., and Wells Fargo & Company MN. Company insiders that have bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in the last two years include De Burgreen Maria Cervantes, and Scot B Jarvis.
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One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.50.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $3.40 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 is headquartered at 10680 TREENA STREET SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA, 92131.

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]