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 results on Thursday, May, 10th. The aerospace company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 period last year, the business earned ($0.01) 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, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares. Their forecasts range from $10.50 to $16.00. On average, they expect Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock 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 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 trading volume of 1,503,146 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.4 days. Currently, 16.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

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News coverage about KTOS stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the aerospace company an impact score of 46.02 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stock is owned by a variety of 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Millennium Management LLC, Stephens Investment Management Group LLC, Rovida Advisors Inc., Granite Investment Partners LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Heartland Advisors Inc. and BlackRock 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 $10.84.

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]