The stock price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has plunged by -0.79 when compared to previous closing price of 17.75, but the company has seen a -3.40% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. InvestorPlace reported 2024-04-16 that Modern warfare tactics have changed drastically. Increasingly, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have played a pivotal role in shaping the defense landscape, which bodes well for security specialist Kratos Defense (NASDAQ: KTOS ).
Is It Worth Investing in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.80. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KTOS is 145.53M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.58% of that float. On April 19, 2024, the average trading volume of KTOS was 1.42M shares.
KTOS’s Market Performance
KTOS stock saw an increase of -3.40% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.74% and a quarterly increase of -4.86%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.21% for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.98% for KTOS stock, with a simple moving average of 2.36% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KTOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KTOS stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for KTOS by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for KTOS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $17 based on the research report published on July 20, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Canaccord Genuity, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KTOS reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $11.50. The rating they have provided for KTOS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 24th, 2023.
Canaccord Genuity gave a rating of “Hold” to KTOS, setting the target price at $11.50 in the report published on November 04th of the previous year.
KTOS Trading at -3.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KTOS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.47% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.21%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.60%, as shares surge +0.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.68% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS fell by -3.40%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.97. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw -13.21% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KTOS starting from Carrai Phillip D, who sale 3,500 shares at the price of $18.19 back on Apr 15 ’24. After this action, Carrai Phillip D now owns 290,118 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $63,652 using the latest closing price.
Mendoza Marie, the SVP & General Counsel of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, sale 1,500 shares at $18.18 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’24, which means that Mendoza Marie is holding 67,030 shares at $27,271 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KTOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -0.95, with -0.57 for asset returns.
Based on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.19 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.24. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 77.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.15for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.03.
Conclusion
To sum up, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
