B. Riley Has Strong Forecast for KTOS FY2026 Earnings

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report released 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 forecast of $0.58. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on KTOS. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of 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 upped 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 research note on Friday, December 13th. JMP Securities raised 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 note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $28.30.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Trading Up 6.1 %

Shares of KTOS stock opened at $32.76 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 3.22 and a quick ratio of 2.61. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.94 and a 200 day moving average of $24.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.95 billion, a PE 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.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.96, for a total transaction of $115,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 57,267 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,658,452.32. The trade was a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP De Burgreen Maria Cervantes sold 19,528 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $585,840.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 51,121 shares in the company, valued at $1,533,630. This trade represents a 27.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 96,928 shares of company stock worth $2,611,696. 2.27% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of KTOS. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 3.4% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,190,639 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $83,855,000 after buying an additional 136,696 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,032,888 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $93,966,000 after acquiring an additional 233,051 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 0.8% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,798,859 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $70,951,000 after purchasing an additional 304,088 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hood River Capital Management LLC lifted 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 valued at $53,960,000 after purchasing an additional 139,853 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.92% of the company's stock.

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.

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