Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$56.71 -1.99 (-3.39%)

Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$56.57 -0.14 (-0.25%)

As of 08/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 13 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
2

Buy
11

Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 13 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for KTOS.

Consensus Price Target

$50.08
-11.69% Downside

According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, the average price target is $50.08. The highest price target for KTOS is $70.00, while the lowest price target for KTOS is $30.00. The average price target represents a forecasted downside of -11.69% from the current price of $56.71.

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KTOS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/2/24 to 8/2/25	1 Month Ago 7/3/24 to 7/3/25	3 Months Ago 5/4/24 to 5/4/25	1 Year Ago 8/3/23 to 8/2/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$50.08	$44.64	$34.13	$23.50
Forecasted Upside	-11.69% Downside	0.07% Upside	-5.97% Downside	12.01% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

KTOS Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

KTOS Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Kratos Defense & Security Solutions	Aerospace Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.85	2.80	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	-11.69% Downside	18.92% Upside	14.55% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent KTOS News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
7/22/2025	Citigroup 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform
7/22/2025	JMP Securities 3 of 5 stars	Trevor Walsh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$40.00 ➝ $70.00	+19.09%
7/21/2025	Stifel Nicolaus 4 of 5 stars	Jonathan Siegmann Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$54.00 ➝ $70.00	+18.40%
7/18/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight
7/14/2025	Noble Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform
7/8/2025	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Josh Sullivan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$48.00 ➝ $50.00	+11.66%
7/3/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Herbert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$38.00 ➝ $50.00	+13.12%
6/30/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Seth Seifman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$44.00 ➝ $48.00	+3.81%
6/30/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Poponak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$52.00	+13.44%
6/27/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Ciarmoli Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$38.00 ➝ $52.00	+11.78%
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1/14/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Peter Arment Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$35.00 ➝ $40.00	+23.38%
1/13/2025	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	M. Crawford Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$26.00 ➝ $35.00	+19.17%
12/13/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$25.00 ➝ $30.00	+11.15%
6/26/2024	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Madrid Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
4/26/2024	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Outperform ➝ Strong-Buy	$20.00 ➝ $27.00	+56.25%

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KTOS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is $50.08, with a high forecast of $70.00 and a low forecast of $30.00.
: 13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" KTOS shares.
: According to analysts, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's stock has a predicted downside of -11.69% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been rated by research analysts at Benchmark, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, JMP Securities, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Noble Financial, Royal Bank Of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, The Goldman Sachs Group, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Kratos Defense & Security Solutions more than other "aerospace" companies. The consensus rating score for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is 2.85 while the average consensus rating score for "aerospace" companies is 2.80. Learn more on how KTOS compares to other companies.

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Stock Forecast & Price Target