NASDAQ:KTOS - Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The aerospace company earned $184.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $184.32 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 4.54% and a net margin of 2.04%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.08 earnings per share. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Earnings History.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

8 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $24.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

News stories about KTOS stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the aerospace company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 6,950,000 shares, a decrease of 5.2% from the November 28th total of 7,330,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 904,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.7 days. Approximately 6.7% 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 Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Raytheon (RTN), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Rockwell Collins (COL), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Textron (TXT), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) and Curtiss-Wright (CW).

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), Micron Technology (MU), Opko Health (OPK), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Canopy Growth (CGC).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (1.02%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.34%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.30%), Advisors Capital Management LLC (0.21%), Usca Ria LLC (0.08%) and Allred Capital Management LLC (0.07%). Company insiders that own Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Benjamin M Goodwin, David M Carter, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, 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 California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, IFP Advisors Inc, Peregrine Capital Management LLC and Allred Capital Management LLC. 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, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Steven S Fendley and Thomas E Iv Mills. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

KTOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Usca Ria LLC, Advisors Capital Management LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC and Vigilant Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in the last two years include Amy Zegart, Bandel L Carano, Eric M Demarco, Phillip D Carrai, Scot B Jarvis and Steven S Fendley. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.00.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $2.02 billion and generates $618 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-3,500,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.17 on an earnings per share basis. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions employs 2,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

The official website for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is http://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]