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

6 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" KTOS shares. 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.
View KTOS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.

6 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock. Their KTOS share price forecasts range from $11.50 to $20.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $15.43 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for KTOS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock was trading at $10.32 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, KTOS stock has increased by 8.8% and is now trading at $11.23.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,430,000 shares, a decrease of 5.8% from the December 31st total of 2,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 844,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 2.0% of the company's shares are short sold.
View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Short Interest.

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 28th 2023.
View our KTOS earnings forecast.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.02. The aerospace company earned $228.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $227.06 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a negative net margin of 3.63% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.90%.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions issued an update on its fourth quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 10th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $231.00 million-$251.00 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $259.12 million.

69 employees have rated Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Chief Executive Officer Eric M. DeMarco on Glassdoor.com. Eric M. DeMarco has an approval rating of 73% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Applied Materials (AMAT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Cisco Systems (CSCO), OPKO Health (OPK) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ARK Investment Management LLC (6.15%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (3.13%), ARS Investment Partners LLC (1.10%), Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.58%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.51%) and Bouvel Investment Partners LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Benjamin M Goodwin, Benjamin M Goodwin, David M Carter, De Burgreen Maria Cervantes, Deanna H Lund, Deanna H Lund, Eric M Demarco, Eric M Demarco, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Jonah Adelman, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Phillip D Carrai, Samuel N Liberatore, Scot B Jarvis, Scott I Anderson, Stacey G Rock, Stacey G Rock, Steven S Fendley, Steven S Fendley, Thomas E Iv Mills and Thomas E Iv Mills.
View institutional ownership trends.

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

One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.23.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion and generates $811.50 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-2,000,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.24) on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 3,300 workers across the globe.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' mailing address is 10680 TREENA STREET SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA, 92131. The official website for the company is www.kratosdefense.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (512) 238-9840, via email at investor@kratosdefense.com, or via fax at 858-812-7301.