Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KTOS or TDY more profitable?

Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 14.45% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 9.94% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%
Teledyne Technologies	14.45%	9.94%	6.52%

Does the media refer more to KTOS or TDY?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Teledyne Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 6 mentions for Teledyne Technologies. Teledyne Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.87 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teledyne Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	$1.16B	5.19	-$8.90M	$0.13	302.31
Teledyne Technologies	$5.77B	4.07	$819.20M	$17.50	28.65

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KTOS or TDY?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 275 more outperform votes than Teledyne Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.89% of users gave Teledyne Technologies an outperform vote while only 66.50% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 669 66.50%	Underperform Votes 337 33.50%
Teledyne Technologies	Outperform Votes 394 66.89%	Underperform Votes 195 33.11%

Do analysts recommend KTOS or TDY?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $36.75, indicating a potential downside of 6.49%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus target price of $542.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Teledyne Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Teledyne Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, KTOS or TDY?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Teledyne Technologies beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.