Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate KTOS or TDY?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $57.64, indicating a potential downside of 15.63%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus price target of $576.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.04%. Given Teledyne Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teledyne Technologies is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Teledyne Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in KTOS or TDY?

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor KTOS or TDY?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 16 more articles in the media than Teledyne Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 22 mentions for Teledyne Technologies. Teledyne Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 1.20 indicating that Teledyne Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teledyne Technologies	18 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KTOS or TDY?

Teledyne Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Teledyne Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.14B	10.15	$16.30M	$0.10	683.21
Teledyne Technologies	$5.67B	4.45	$819.20M	$18.16	29.66

Which has more volatility and risk, KTOS or TDY?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KTOS or TDY more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.20%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 9.96% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.20%	3.10%	2.22%
Teledyne Technologies	14.54%	9.96%	6.67%

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.