The price-to-earnings ratio for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is 356.34x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KTOS is 1.02. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KTOS is 147.56M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.28% of that float. On October 31, 2024, KTOS’s average trading volume was 952.42K shares.
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KTOS) stock’s latest price update
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS)’s stock price has gone decline by -2.48 in comparison to its previous close of 24.19, however, the company has experienced a -1.75% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-10-28 that SAN DIEGO, Oct. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced today that it will publish financial results for the third quarter 2024 after the close of market on Thursday, November 7th. Management will discuss the Company’s operations and financial results in a conference call beginning at 2:00 p.m.
KTOS’s Market Performance
KTOS’s stock has fallen by -1.75% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.96% and a quarterly rise of 7.08%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.49% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.50% for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.42% for KTOS’s stock, with a simple moving average of 15.52% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KTOS
JMP Securities gave a rating of “Mkt Outperform” to KTOS, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on May 28th of the current year.
KTOS Trading at 0.73% 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 -8.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.50%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.49%, as shares sank -6.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS fell by -1.75%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +26.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.68. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw 16.26% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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 $24.01 back on Oct 28 ’24. After this action, Fendley Steven S. now owns 356,414 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $168,074 using the latest closing price.
Fendley Steven S., the Officer of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, proposed sale 7,000 shares at $24.01 during a trade that took place back on Oct 28 ’24, which means that Fendley Steven S. is holding shares at $168,073 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KTOS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 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 0.03. Equity return is now at value 0.88, with 0.58 for asset returns.
Based on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 77.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.15. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.59. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.13.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
