At the time of writing, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] stock is trading at $18.19, up 2.08%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KTOS shares have gain 2.36% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 26, 2024, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to a Strong Buy and also boosted its price target to $27 from $20. Previously, Raymond James started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on July 20, 2023, and set its price target to $17. On February 24, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $14 on the stock. Canaccord Genuity downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $11.50 on November 04, 2022. Truist upgraded its rating to a Buy but $20 remained the price target by the analyst firm on May 26, 2022. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on May 12, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $20. In a note dated January 21, 2022, Berenberg initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $23 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc fluctuated between $12.12 and $21.60. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29.5 within the next 12 months. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] shares were valued at $18.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 62.18% based on the average KTOS price forecast.
Analyzing the KTOS fundamentals
According to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS], the company’s sales were 1.04B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 9.83% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.03%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.01 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.24.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.86 points at the first support level, and at 17.52 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] has a current ratio of 2.03. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.50, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.62, the price to book ratio is 2.41.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Fendley Steven S., President, US Division, that happened on Apr 29 ’24 when 7000.0 shares were sold. President, STC Division, Carrai Phillip D completed a deal on Apr 15 ’24 to sell 3500.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP & General Counsel Mendoza Marie sold 1500.0 shares on Apr 15 ’24.
