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KTOS vs. TDY, CW, TXT, HII, and MOG.A

Should you buy Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kratos Defense & Security Solutions with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), and Moog (MOG.A). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions compare to Teledyne Technologies?

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

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teledyne Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 15.29% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 2.08%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 10.56% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions2.08% 2.82% 2.29%
Teledyne Technologies 15.29%10.56%7.34%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $101.29, indicating a potential upside of 105.84%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus target price of $715.83, indicating a potential upside of 6.72%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Teledyne Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
Teledyne Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 15 more articles in the media than Teledyne Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 12 mentions for Teledyne Technologies. Teledyne Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.98 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
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Teledyne Technologies
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.35B6.85$22M$0.17289.47
Teledyne Technologies$6.12B5.08$894.80M$20.7132.39

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Teledyne Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions compare to Curtiss-Wright?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 14.17% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 2.08%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 20.00% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions2.08% 2.82% 2.29%
Curtiss-Wright 14.17%20.00%10.01%

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 16 more articles in the media than Curtiss-Wright. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 11 mentions for Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.98 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Curtiss-Wright
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $101.29, suggesting a potential upside of 105.84%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus price target of $773.67, suggesting a potential upside of 3.36%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
Curtiss-Wright
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Curtiss-Wright 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.35B6.85$22M$0.17289.47
Curtiss-Wright$3.50B7.90$484.23M$13.6554.83

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Curtiss-Wright beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions compare to Textron?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Textron (NYSE:TXT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Textron has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 2.08%. Textron's return on equity of 14.30% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions2.08% 2.82% 2.29%
Textron 6.12%14.30%6.26%

In the previous week, Textron had 6 more articles in the media than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Textron and 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Textron's score of 0.73 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Textron
14 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Textron 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.35B6.85$22M$0.17289.47
Textron$15.30B0.97$921M$5.3016.29

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $101.29, suggesting a potential upside of 105.84%. Textron has a consensus target price of $102.44, suggesting a potential upside of 18.65%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Textron.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
Textron
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Textron has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Textron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Textron beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions compare to Huntington Ingalls Industries?

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Huntington Ingalls Industries 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Huntington Ingalls Industries$12.48B1.03$605M$16.7819.42
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.35B6.85$22M$0.17289.47

Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has a consensus price target of $386.38, suggesting a potential upside of 18.58%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus price target of $101.29, suggesting a potential upside of 105.84%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Huntington Ingalls Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.45
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a net margin of 5.01% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 2.08%. Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity of 12.89% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Huntington Ingalls Industries5.01% 12.89% 5.26%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 2.08%2.82%2.29%

In the previous week, Huntington Ingalls Industries had 9 more articles in the media than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries and 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.77 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Huntington Ingalls Industries
14 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 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.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions compare to Moog?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Moog (NYSE:MOG.A) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $101.29, suggesting a potential upside of 105.84%. Moog has a consensus price target of $485.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Moog.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96
Moog
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

Moog has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Moog 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.35B6.85$22M$0.17289.47
Moog$3.86B3.25$235.03M$11.7633.70

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Moog has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.0% of Moog shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Moog shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 20 more articles in the media than Moog. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 7 mentions for Moog. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Moog's score of 0.72 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
20 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Moog
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Moog has a net margin of 8.73% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 2.08%. Moog's return on equity of 17.67% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions2.08% 2.82% 2.29%
Moog 8.73%17.67%7.94%

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Moog on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KTOS vs. The Competition

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MetricKratos Defense & Security SolutionsAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.74B$22.52B$10.55B$12.44B
Dividend YieldN/A1.62%120.66%10.03%
P/E Ratio289.4739.0927.7824.99
Price / Sales6.85122.16311.0190.43
Price / Cash63.7328.1124.0434.82
Price / Book4.168.224.846.21
Net Income$22M$575.13M$610.20M$347.49M
7 Day Performance1.17%2.77%1.00%1.29%
1 Month Performance-11.09%-3.01%-1.30%-3.59%
1 Year Performance-17.29%18.02%12.64%18.38%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
4.4225 of 5 stars		$49.21
+5.6%		$101.29
+105.8%		-13.2%$8.74B$1.35B289.474,300
TDY
Teledyne Technologies
3.9186 of 5 stars		$651.50
+0.4%		$715.83
+9.9%		+23.2%$30.20B$6.37B31.4615,800
CW
Curtiss-Wright
3.856 of 5 stars		$715.49
-0.2%		$773.67
+8.1%		+51.6%$26.53B$3.50B52.629,100
TXT
Textron
4.1796 of 5 stars		$85.38
-2.0%		$102.44
+20.0%		+11.8%$14.68B$14.80B16.1134,000
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
4.8369 of 5 stars		$315.08
-1.5%		$372.89
+18.3%		+21.0%$12.42B$12.48B20.5144,000

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