NASDAQ:KTOS - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 10th. The aerospace company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.04. The aerospace company earned $143 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $145.26 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a positive return on equity of 2.21% and a negative net margin of 4.80%. The business's revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.01) earnings per share. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Earnings History.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

9 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock. Their forecasts range from $10.50 to $16.00. On average, they anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $13.5556 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 13th, there was short interest totalling 14,182,631 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the March 30th total of 12,616,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,503,146 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.4 days. Approximately 16.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Some companies that are related to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Embraer (ERJ), COBHAM (CBHMY), KLX (KLXI), Moog (MOG.A), Moog (MOG.B), Esterline (ESL), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD), AAR (AIR), AeroVironment (AVAV), Triumph Group (TGI), Engility (EGL), Wesco Aircraft (WAIR), Astronics (ATRO), Astronics (ATROB) and American Outdoor Brands (AOBC).

News headlines about KTOS stock have trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a news sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 47.59 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.45%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.53%), Millennium Management LLC (3.23%), Rovida Advisors Inc. (1.39%), Managed Asset Portfolios LLC (1.18%) and Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (1.16%). Company insiders that own Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Phillip D Carrai, Scot B Jarvis, Steven S Fendley and William A Hoglund. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

KTOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Osterweis Capital Management Inc., Cortina Asset Management LLC, Glacier Peak Capital LLC, Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Bard Associates Inc., Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Legal & General Group Plc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

KTOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Millennium Management LLC, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC, Rovida Advisors Inc., Granite Investment Partners LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Heartland Advisors Inc. and BlackRock Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in the last two years include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Phillip D Carrai, Scot B Jarvis, Steven S Fendley and William A Hoglund. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.13.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $1.15 billion and generates $751.90 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-42,700,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.04 on an earnings per share basis. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions employs 2,900 workers across the globe.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' mailing address is 4820 EASTGATE MALL SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA, 92121. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 858-812-7300 or via email at [email protected]