Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Competitors $58.66 -0.12 (-0.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.74 +0.08 (+0.13%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KTOS vs. TDY, CW, TXT, AVAV, HII, HXL, SPR, AIR, TGI, and ATROShould you be buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Hexcel (HXL), Spirit Aerosystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), and Astronics (ATRO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions vs. Its Competitors Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron AeroVironment Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel Spirit Aerosystems AAR Triumph Group Astronics Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) and Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor KTOS or TDY? In the previous week, Teledyne Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Teledyne Technologies and 25 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Teledyne Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.91 indicating that Teledyne Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Teledyne Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate KTOS or TDY? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $50.08, indicating a potential downside of 14.62%. Teledyne Technologies has a consensus target price of $576.57, indicating a potential upside of 4.58%. Given Teledyne Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teledyne Technologies is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kratos Defense & Security Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Teledyne Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, KTOS or TDY? Teledyne Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. Teledyne Technologies 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKratos Defense & Security Solutions$1.14B7.92$16.30M$0.13451.23Teledyne Technologies$5.67B4.56$819.20M$17.5031.50 Do insiders & institutionals believe in KTOS or TDY? 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Teledyne Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Teledyne Technologies 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 KTOS or TDY more profitable? Teledyne Technologies has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of 1.68%. Teledyne Technologies' return on equity of 9.96% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kratos Defense & Security Solutions1.68% 3.85% 2.68% Teledyne Technologies 14.54%9.96%6.67% Which has more risk & volatility, KTOS or TDY? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teledyne Technologies has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTeledyne Technologies beats Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kratos Defense & Security Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KTOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KTOS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KTOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKratos Defense & Security SolutionsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.02B$17.60B$27.34B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A0.73%0.95%3.99%P/E Ratio451.27131.7583.6419.95Price / Sales7.927.477.08102.72Price / Cash91.8346.6336.2958.97Price / Book6.557.678.535.90Net Income$16.30M$265.73M$368.78M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.42%-0.33%-0.99%1.94%1 Month Performance43.88%8.82%8.75%12.02%1 Year Performance169.08%80.52%55.46%20.81% Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.7409 of 5 stars$58.66-0.2%$50.08-14.6%+160.8%$9.02B$1.14B451.274,000Analyst ForecastTDYTeledyne Technologies3.1081 of 5 stars$536.50+1.1%$554.43+3.3%+35.9%$25.11B$5.77B30.6214,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementCWCurtiss-Wright4.0296 of 5 stars$486.74+2.8%$424.86-12.7%+68.6%$18.33B$3.12B43.318,800Analyst ForecastTXTTextron4.1498 of 5 stars$85.43+0.5%$88.08+3.1%-5.3%$15.40B$13.87B19.3534,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionAVAVAeroVironment3.3859 of 5 stars$265.31+0.6%$265.220.0%+59.0%$13.09B$820.63M171.171,475High Trading VolumeHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.5004 of 5 stars$258.86+0.3%$251.38-2.9%-0.6%$10.16B$11.46B18.6544,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHXLHexcel2.9554 of 5 stars$59.27+0.7%$58.67-1.0%-2.5%$4.77B$1.90B39.255,894Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementSPRSpirit Aerosystems2.1228 of 5 stars$40.62+1.7%$37.42-7.9%+15.5%$4.76B$6.32B-2.2320,370AIRAAR2.2349 of 5 stars$74.64-0.3%$80.80+8.3%+17.3%$2.69B$2.32B-207.335,700Insider TradeTGITriumph Group2.6176 of 5 stars$25.88-0.1%$20.63-20.3%+52.0%$2.01B$1.26B49.763,696News CoveragePositive NewsATROAstronics3.5563 of 5 stars$35.77-0.9%$49.00+37.0%+48.3%$1.27B$816.29M-298.062,500News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Teledyne Technologies Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Hexcel Competitors Spirit Aerosystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group Competitors Astronics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KTOS) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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