Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Hits Expectations

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The aerospace company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09, Zacks reports. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.68% and a net margin of 1.31%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ:KTOS traded down $0.15 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $24.96. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,595,645 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,231,176. The firm has a market cap of $3.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 249.62 and a beta of 1.10. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12 month low of $16.78 and a 12 month high of $35.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 3.22. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $29.86 and a 200-day moving average of $26.17.

Insider Transactions at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,500 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.12, for a total value of $40,680.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 60,443 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,639,214.16. The trade was a 2.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Thomas E. Iv Mills sold 8,637 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.14, for a total transaction of $234,408.18. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 12,215 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $331,515.10. This represents a 41.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 92,181 shares of company stock worth $2,665,856 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 2.27% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. B. Riley upgraded shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $35.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, December 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.67.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.