Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors

Textron (NYSE:TXT) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend TXT or KTOS?

Textron presently has a consensus price target of $93.45, suggesting a potential upside of 25.44%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus price target of $32.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.89%. Given Textron's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Textron is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Textron	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better valuation and earnings, TXT or KTOS?

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Textron 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
Textron	$13.70B	0.99	$824M	$4.31	17.29
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	$1.14B	4.43	-$8.90M	$0.11	299.64

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TXT or KTOS?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 51 more outperform votes than Textron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.66% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 66.93% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 615 67.66%	Underperform Votes 294 32.34%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Outperform Votes 666 66.93%	Underperform Votes 329 33.07%

Does the media refer more to TXT or KTOS?

In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Textron. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 16 mentions for Textron. Textron's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 1.00 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TXT or KTOS?

86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TXT or KTOS more profitable?

Textron has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.31%. Textron's return on equity of 14.92% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	1.31%	3.68%	2.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, TXT or KTOS?

Textron has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Textron beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.