NASDAQ:KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock was trading at $15.62 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, KTOS shares have increased by 16.8% and is now trading at $18.24. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

10 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 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 29th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.07. The aerospace company had revenue of $168.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $164.28 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.27% and a return on equity of 4.24%. The firm's revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 EPS. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' earnings history.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions issued an update on its second quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $160-170 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $187.94 million.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $22.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Press coverage about KTOS stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the aerospace company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutKratos Defense & Security Solutions.

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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), Opko Health (OPK), Lockheed Martin (LMT), AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Raytheon Technologies (RTX), Micron Technology (MU) and Boeing (BA).

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

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.75%), State Street Corp (5.10%), Capital International Investors (2.20%), Emerald Advisers LLC (2.08%), Fred Alger Management LLC (2.01%) and Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust (1.83%). 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, 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 Federated Hermes Inc., Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY, Mutual of America Capital Management LLC, and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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, Jane Elizabeth Judd, Marie Mendoza, Phillip D Carrai, Steven S Fendley, and Thomas E Iv Mills. View insider buying and selling activity for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

KTOS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Franklin Resources Inc., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Capital International Investors, Weiss Multi Strategy Advisers LLC, Emerald Advisers LLC, and Tygh Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in the last two years include Bandel L Carano, De Burgreen Maria Cervantes, Eric M Demarco, and Scot B Jarvis. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $18.24.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $1.95 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' 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]