The stock price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has dropped by -1.70 compared to previous close of 18.19. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 3.47% in its stock price over the last five trading days. The Motley Fool reported 2024-04-26 that Raymond James analyst Brian Gesuale upgraded Kratos Defense stock to strong buy Friday morning. The analyst predicts the stock will soar by about 50% to $27 within a year.
Is It Worth Investing in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.01. 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 2.09% of that float. On May 02, 2024, the average trading volume of KTOS was 1.48M shares.
KTOS’s Market Performance
KTOS stock saw a decrease of 3.47% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -1.22% and a quarterly a decrease of 3.71%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.18%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.70% for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.62% for KTOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of 2.62% 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 “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for KTOS in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $27 based on the research report published on April 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KTOS reach a price target of $17. The rating they have provided for KTOS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on July 20th, 2023.
Canaccord Genuity gave a rating of “Buy” to KTOS, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on February 24th of the previous year.
KTOS Trading at -0.82% 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 -17.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.18%, as shares surge +1.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS rose by +3.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +32.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.00. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw -11.88% 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 Fendley Steven S., who sale 7,000 shares at the price of $18.76 back on Apr 29 ’24. After this action, Fendley Steven S. now owns 423,098 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $131,300 using the latest closing price.
Carrai Phillip D, the President, STC Division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, sale 3,500 shares at $18.19 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’24, which means that Carrai Phillip D is holding 290,118 shares at $63,652 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 2.84. 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.
