The stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has gone up by 1.84% for the week, with a 3.34% rise in the past month and a 8.19% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.84% for KTOS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.74% for KTOS’s stock, with a 22.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is 274.33x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KTOS is 1.07. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KTOS is 147.75M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.40% of that float. On January 03, 2025, KTOS’s average trading volume was 1.05M shares.
KTOS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) has increased by 3.26 when compared to last closing price of 26.38. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.84% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. schaeffersresearch.com reported 2024-12-17 that Quantum computing and electric air taxi stocks are stealing the tech sector’s spotlight as 2024 comes to a close.
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 previous 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 previous year.
KTOS Trading at 5.31% 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 -5.12% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.17%, as shares sank -1.97% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.76% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KTOS rose by +2.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +59.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $26.78. In addition, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw 3.26% 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 DEANNA H LUND, who proposed sale 6,000 shares at the price of $26.48 back on Jan 02 ’25. After this action, DEANNA H LUND now owns shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, valued at $158,875 using the latest closing price.
DAVID CARTER, the Officer of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc, proposed sale 4,000 shares at $26.49 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that DAVID CARTER is holding shares at $105,952 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 79.5 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 3.59. 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 wrap up, the performance of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed 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.
