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) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 10th. The aerospace company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.04. The aerospace company had revenue of $143 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.26 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a negative net margin of 4.80% and a positive return on equity of 2.21%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.01) EPS. 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 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock. Their forecasts range from $10.50 to $16.00. On average, they expect Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $13.5556 in the next twelve months. 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 volume of 1,503,146 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.4 days. Approximately 16.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

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Media headlines about KTOS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a coverage optimism score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 46.01 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by many different 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Millennium Management LLC, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC, Rovida Advisors Inc., Granite Investment Partners LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. and American Century Companies 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 $10.98.

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]