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

$25.87 +0.27 (+1.05%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

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

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 11 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
5

Buy
6

Based on 11 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 11 analysts, 5 have given a hold rating, 5 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for KTOS.

Consensus Price Target

$26.40
2.05% Upside

According to the 11 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, the average price target is $26.40. The highest price target for KTOS is $35.00, while the lowest price target for KTOS is $17.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 2.05% from the current price of $25.87.

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KTOS Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	5 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$26.40	$25.40	$23.50	$18.40
Forecasted Upside	2.05% Upside	-3.17% Downside	2.58% Upside	-9.31% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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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	2.64	2.66	2.51
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	2.05% Upside	31.59% Upside	14.54% 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
12/13/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$25.00 ➝ $30.00	+11.15%
11/11/2024	JMP Securities 2 of 5 stars	T. Walsh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$27.00 ➝ $30.00	+13.64%
10/30/2024	B. Riley 4 of 5 stars	M. Crawford Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$24.00 ➝ $26.00	+7.48%
9/26/2024	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$25.00 ➝ $27.00	+15.73%
9/23/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$22.00 ➝ $35.00	+52.77%
9/13/2024	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$25.00 ➝ $25.00	+13.74%
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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
6/3/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$23.00 ➝ $24.00	+9.04%
5/28/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $23.00	+2.72%
4/26/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Outperform ➝ Strong-Buy	$20.00 ➝ $27.00	+56.25%
2/20/2024	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$15.00 ➝ $17.00	-17.76%
2/24/2023	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$11.50 ➝ $14.00	+22.06%

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KTOS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 11 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is $26.40, with a high forecast of $35.00 and a low forecast of $17.00.
: 11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating 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 upside of 2.05% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, Jefferies Financial Group, JMP Securities, Robert W. Baird, and Truist Financial in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Kratos Defense & Security Solutions less than other "aerospace" companies. The consensus rating score for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is 2.64 while the average consensus rating score for "aerospace" companies is 2.66. Learn more on how KTOS compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:KTOS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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