The stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has gone down by -9.05% for the week, with a 3.79% rise in the past month and a 16.49% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.62% for KTOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.50% for KTOS’s stock, with a 20.35% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Right Now?
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 253.98x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.04. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for KTOS is 147.72M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.17% of that float. On November 21, 2024, the average trading volume of KTOS was 1.03M shares.
KTOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has jumped by 0.68 compared to previous close of 25.05. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -9.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-18 that KTOS makes a strong case for investment in the aerospace-defense equipment industry, given its long-run growth prospects, low debt and rising backlog.
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 3.89% 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 -11.88% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.61%, as shares surge +5.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.14% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS fell by -9.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.61. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw 24.30% 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 Hagen Daniel J, who proposed sale 15,000 shares at the price of $24.65 back on Nov 18 ’24. After this action, Hagen Daniel J now owns shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $369,787 using the latest closing price.
Mendoza Marie, the SVP & General Counsel of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, sale 884 shares at $25.53 during a trade that took place back on Nov 15 ’24, which means that Mendoza Marie is holding 57,038 shares at $22,569 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 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.4. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.13. 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 -0.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.31. 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
To sum up, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
