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 quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 24th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.01. The aerospace company had revenue of $185.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.92 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.74% and a return on equity of 4.42%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.09 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, May 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions updated its first quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, February, 24th. 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 $190.54 million.

8 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock price to reach $22.86 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 52.4% 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.

Media headlines about KTOS stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the aerospace company a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Some companies that are related to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Raytheon (RTN), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Rockwell Collins (COL), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) and Hexcel (HXL).

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), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T), Canopy Growth (CGC) and Raytheon (RTN).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (8.90%), State Street Corp (5.19%), Fred Alger Management LLC (2.03%), Emerald Advisers LLC (1.93%), Capital International Investors (1.61%) and Granite Investment Partners LLC (1.40%). 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Heartland Advisors Inc., Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., First Trust Advisors LP, Royce & Associates LP, Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC and ICM Asset Management Inc. WA. 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 FMR LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Capital International Investors, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Barclays PLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. 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 $15.00.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion and generates $717.50 million in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $-3,500,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.26 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]