NASDAQ:KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $18.24 +0.06 (+0.33 %) (As of 05/28/2020 03:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$18.08Now: $18.24▼$18.6950-Day Range$13.50MA: $15.27▼$17.2652-Week Range$5.00Now: $18.24▼$25.08Volume68,444 shsAverage Volume781,983 shsMarket Capitalization$1.95 billionP/E Ratio202.69Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.15 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. provides mission critical products, solutions, and services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The Kratos Government Solutions segment offers microwave electronic products, satellite communications, training systems, modular systems, and defense and rocket support services. The Unmanned Systems segment provides unmanned aerial systems, and unmanned ground and seaborne systems. It serves national security related agencies, the department of defense, intelligence agencies, and classified agencies, as well as international government agencies and domestic and international commercial customers. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingKratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $22.38, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a potential upside of 22.6% from its current price of $18.25.Amount of Analyst CoverageKratos Defense & Security Solutions has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.6 Community Rank Outperform VotesKratos Defense & Security Solutions has received 616 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesKratos Defense & Security Solutions has received 556 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentKratos Defense & Security Solutions has received 52.56% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe KTOS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe KTOS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldKratos Defense & Security Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthKratos Defense & Security Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions insiders have sold 395.04% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $201,039.00 in company stock and sold $995,221.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 15.54% of the stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.48% of the stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions are expected to grow by 62.96% in the coming year, from $0.27 to $0.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is 202.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is 202.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.Price to Book Value per Share RatioKratos Defense & Security Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 3.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.5Community Rank: 2.6Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.59 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Guided missiles & space vehicles & parts Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense SectorAerospace Current SymbolNASDAQ:KTOS Previous Symbol CUSIP50077B20 CIK1069258 Webwww.kratosdefense.com Phone858-812-7300Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.57 Current Ratio2.83 Quick Ratio2.49Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio202.69 Forward P/E Ratio67.56 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$717.50 million Price / Sales2.72 Cash Flow$0.64 per share Price / Cash Flow28.58 Book Value$5.42 per share Price / Book3.37Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.26 Net Income$12.50 million Net Margins1.27% Return on Equity4.24% Return on Assets2.05%Miscellaneous Employees3,000 Outstanding Shares106,980,000Market Cap$1.95 billion Next Earnings Date7/29/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:KTOS Rates by TradingView Receive KTOS News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for KTOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Frequently Asked Questions How has Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? 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 stock has increased by 16.8% and is now trading at $18.25. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? 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. When is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' next earnings date? 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. How were Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' earnings last quarter? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.07. The aerospace company earned $168.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $164.28 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.27% and a return on equity of 4.24%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. View Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' earnings history. What guidance has Kratos Defense & Security Solutions issued on next quarter's earnings? 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 guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $160-170 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $187.94 million. What price target have analysts set for KTOS? 10 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $19.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' share price to reach $22.38 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Has Kratos Defense & Security Solutions been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about KTOS stock has been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing 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 news impact score of -3.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutKratos Defense & Security Solutions. Who are some of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Lockheed Martin (LMT), Honeywell International (HON), Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Textron (TXT), Axon Enterprise (AAXN), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJRD) and Hexcel (HXL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions own? 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). Who are Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' key executives? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' management team includes the following people: Mr. Eric M. DeMarco, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 55)Ms. Deanna Hom Lund, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51)Mr. Philip Carrai, Pres of Technology & Training Solutions Division (Age 57)Mr. Yonah Adelman, Pres of Microwave Electronics Division (Age 68)Ms. Maria Cervantes de Burgreen, VP & Corp. Controller (Age 44) What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock symbol? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "KTOS." Who are Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' major shareholders? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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. Which major investors are selling Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock? 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. Which major investors are buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock? KTOS stock was bought 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. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock price today? One share of KTOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.25. How big of a company is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? 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. What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' official website? The official website for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is www.kratosdefense.com. How can I contact Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? 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] This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
