B. Riley Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for KTOS

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Investment analysts at B. Riley boosted their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Monday, January 13th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.74 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.58. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on KTOS. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JMP Securities increased their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $28.30.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $32.76 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 327.63 and a beta of 1.07. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 1-year low of $16.71 and a 1-year high of $33.09. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 3.22 and a quick ratio of 2.61.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC increased its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 15.0% during the 3rd quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC now owns 665,285 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $15,501,000 after purchasing an additional 86,567 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 0.8% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,556,544 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $82,883,000 after purchasing an additional 29,278 shares in the last quarter. MRA Advisory Group purchased a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $448,000. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 239.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 273,100 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $6,363,000 after buying an additional 192,667 shares in the last quarter. Finally, L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the third quarter worth $1,220,000. 75.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, VP De Burgreen Maria Cervantes sold 19,528 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $585,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 51,121 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,533,630. The trade was a 27.64 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Benjamin M. Goodwin sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.71, for a total value of $138,550.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 37,327 shares in the company, valued at $1,034,331.17. The trade was a 11.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 96,928 shares of company stock worth $2,611,696 over the last three months. 2.27% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc operates as a technology company that addresses the defense, national security, and commercial markets. It operates through two segments, Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The company offers ground systems for satellites and space vehicles, including software for command and control, telemetry, and tracking and control; jet-powered unmanned aerial drone systems, hypersonic vehicles, and rocket systems; propulsion systems for drones, missiles, loitering munitions, supersonic systems, spacecraft, and launch systems; command, control, communication, computing, combat, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; and microwave electronic products for missile, radar, missile defense, space, and satellite; counter unmanned aircraft systems, directed energy, communication and other systems, and virtual and augmented reality training systems for the warfighter.