Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors $44.60 +1.33 (+3.06%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$44.70 +0.10 (+0.22%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KTOS vs. TDY, CW, TXT, HII, AVAV, HXL, SPR, AIR, TGI, and ATROShould you be buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), AeroVironment (AVAV), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions vs. Its Competitors Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries AeroVironment Hexcel Spirit Aerosystems AAR Triumph Group Astronics Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is TDY or KTOS more profitable? Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 14.37% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.68%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 9.95% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Teledyne Technologies14.37% 9.95% 6.59% Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 1.68%3.85%2.68% Which has more volatility & risk, TDY or KTOS? Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TDY or KTOS? 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor TDY or KTOS? 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. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Teledyne Technologies' score of 0.96 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 Teledyne Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer TDY or KTOS? Teledyne Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $554.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.06%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus target price of $44.82, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Given Teledyne Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 Teledyne Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TDY or KTOS? 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 RatioTeledyne Technologies$5.77B4.21$819.20M$17.5029.59Kratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.14B6.02$16.30M$0.13343.12 SummaryTeledyne Technologies beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kratos Defense & Security Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KTOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KTOS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KTOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKratos Defense & Security SolutionsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.64B$17.34B$26.24B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A0.81%1.01%4.08%P/E Ratio343.14123.9279.3920.24Price / Sales6.027.046.61118.25Price / Cash67.6246.3235.4157.47Price / Book4.986.998.205.67Net Income$16.30M$266.64M$369.21M$248.47M7 Day Performance-2.69%-0.58%0.50%3.32%1 Month Performance11.23%6.18%6.05%5.20%1 Year Performance117.80%74.69%51.80%21.35% Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.9914 of 5 stars$44.61+3.1%$44.82+0.5%+117.8%$6.64B$1.14B343.144,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeTDYTeledyne Technologies3.2471 of 5 stars$492.00+1.1%$542.50+10.3%+33.7%$23.05B$5.67B28.1014,900CWCurtiss-Wright3.3809 of 5 stars$475.65+1.9%$418.00-12.1%+83.7%$17.88B$3.12B42.248,800Positive NewsTXTTextron3.7836 of 5 stars$77.58+0.8%$88.36+13.9%-4.3%$13.98B$13.70B17.5634,000Analyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4816 of 5 stars$236.76+0.9%$236.38-0.2%+2.5%$9.29B$11.54B17.0544,000AVAVAeroVironment2.9721 of 5 stars$191.54+1.0%$208.50+8.9%+44.4%$5.39B$716.72M162.001,428Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHXLHexcel3.9032 of 5 stars$54.92+1.0%$61.20+11.4%-11.5%$4.41B$1.90B36.345,894Positive NewsSPRSpirit Aerosystems1.5126 of 5 stars$37.13+0.0%$36.56-1.5%+9.3%$4.35B$6.32B-2.0420,370News CoverageAIRAAR2.6902 of 5 stars$68.11+0.9%$80.20+17.8%-0.9%$2.46B$2.32B-189.045,700TGITriumph Group2.437 of 5 stars$25.76-0.3%$20.63-19.9%+64.2%$2.00B$1.26B49.553,696High Trading VolumeATROAstronics1.6096 of 5 stars$33.51+1.3%$32.00-4.5%+65.4%$1.18B$795.43M-278.702,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Teledyne Technologies Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Hexcel Competitors Spirit Aerosystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group Competitors Astronics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KTOS) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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