At the time of writing, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] stock is trading at $24.75, down -1.71%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The KTOS shares have gain 6.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, JMP Securities started tracking the stock with Mkt Outperform rating on May 28, 2024, and set its price target to $27. On April 26, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Strong Buy and revised its price target to $27 on the stock. Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $17 on July 20, 2023. Canaccord Genuity upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $14 on February 24, 2023. Canaccord Genuity downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on November 04, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $11.50. In a note dated May 26, 2022, Truist upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $20.
For the past year, the stock price of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc fluctuated between $14.33 and $25.51. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29 within the next 12 months. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] shares were valued at $24.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.17% 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 1.13B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 16.82% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.01 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.15.
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 24.27 points at the first support level, and at 23.80 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 25.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.79.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] has a current ratio of 3.13. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.56, and the Cash Ratio is 1.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.32, the price to book ratio is 2.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 373.87.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mendoza Marie, SVP & General Counsel, that happened on Oct 01 ’24 when 2423.0 shares were sold. President, KTT Division, Rock Stacey G completed a deal on Oct 01 ’24 to sell 4000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CFO Lund Deanna H sold 6000.0 shares on Oct 01 ’24.
