The price-to-earnings ratio for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is above average at 279.25x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.07.Analysts have differing 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 147.66M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.17% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of KTOS on November 14, 2024 was 1.01M shares.
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KTOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has increased by 1.72 when compared to last closing price of 27.26. Despite this, the company has experienced a 14.26% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-11-13 that Kratos Led Team Will Design, Implement and Operate Ground Infrastructure Supporting Interoperability Across Multi-Vendor LEO Constellations Using its Kratos OpenSpace® Platform Kratos Led Team Will Design, Implement and Operate Ground Infrastructure Supporting Interoperability Across Multi-Vendor LEO Constellations Using its Kratos OpenSpace® Platform
KTOS’s Market Performance
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has experienced a 14.26% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 9.60% rise in the past month, and a 37.01% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.02% for KTOS. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 13.00% for KTOS stock, with a simple moving average of 33.54% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of KTOS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KTOS stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for KTOS by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for KTOS in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $26 based on the research report published on October 30, 2024 of the current year 2024.
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 15.88% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 0.11% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.77%, as shares surge +7.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +25.65% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS rose by +14.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +60.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.54. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw 36.67% 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 Goodwin Benjamin M., who proposed sale 5,000 shares at the price of $27.71 back on Nov 13 ’24. After this action, Goodwin Benjamin M. now owns shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $138,541 using the latest closing price.
Rock Stacey G, the President, KTT Division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, sale 4,000 shares at $22.96 during a trade that took place back on Nov 01 ’24, which means that Rock Stacey G is holding 51,063 shares at $91,847 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 1.29, with 0.84 for asset returns.
Based on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.38.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 77.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.06. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.65. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.53for 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 3.22.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “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.
