Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE:AJRD) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is KTOS or AJRD more profitable?

Aerojet Rocketdyne has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Aerojet Rocketdyne's return on equity of 20.42% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%
Aerojet Rocketdyne	3.23%	20.42%	4.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KTOS or AJRD?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 388 more outperform votes than Aerojet Rocketdyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 55.85% of users gave Aerojet Rocketdyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 660 67.21%	Underperform Votes 322 32.79%
Aerojet Rocketdyne	Outperform Votes 272 55.85%	Underperform Votes 215 44.15%

Do analysts rate KTOS or AJRD?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential upside of 4.01%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is more favorable than Aerojet Rocketdyne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Aerojet Rocketdyne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to KTOS or AJRD?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 23 more articles in the media than Aerojet Rocketdyne. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 0 mentions for Aerojet Rocketdyne. Aerojet Rocketdyne's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.89 indicating that Aerojet Rocketdyne is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Positive
Aerojet Rocketdyne	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, KTOS or AJRD?

Aerojet Rocketdyne has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Aerojet Rocketdyne 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.13B	3.27	-$8.90M	$0.10	244.20
Aerojet Rocketdyne	$2.24B	2.09	$74M	$0.91	63.73

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KTOS or AJRD?

75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Aerojet Rocketdyne shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Aerojet Rocketdyne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, KTOS or AJRD?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aerojet Rocketdyne has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Aerojet Rocketdyne on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.