What is B. Riley's Estimate for KTOS FY2026 Earnings?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley lifted their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 13th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.74 for the year, up from their previous forecast 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 equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. JMP Securities lifted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $28.30.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock traded down $0.44 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.61. 2,584,976 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,418,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.61 and a current ratio of 3.22. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 12 month low of $16.71 and a 12 month high of $34.83. The stock's fifty day moving average is $27.33 and its 200 day moving average is $24.15. The stock has a market cap of $5.08 billion, a PE ratio of 336.13 and a beta of 1.07.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.96, for a total transaction of $91,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 51,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,172,406.48. This represents a 7.26 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 6,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.96, for a total value of $137,760.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 273,881 shares in the company, valued at $6,288,307.76. This represents a 2.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 96,928 shares of company stock valued at $2,611,696 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.27% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,190,639 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $83,855,000 after purchasing an additional 136,696 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,032,888 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $93,966,000 after purchasing an additional 233,051 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 0.8% in 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 buying an additional 29,278 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 12.2% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,798,859 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $70,951,000 after buying an additional 304,088 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 5.5% during the second quarter. Hood River Capital Management LLC now owns 2,696,640 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $53,960,000 after buying an additional 139,853 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.92% of the company's stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

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.