Analyzing Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS)’s Gross, Operating, Pretax, and Net Margins

Kevin Freeman

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] stock is trading at $75.05, up 1.27%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The KTOS shares have gain 6.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -17.24%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 18, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $80. Previously, B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral on October 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $105. On August 14, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $80 on the stock. Canaccord Genuity initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $74 as its price target on August 11, 2025. Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking with an Overweight rating for this stock on July 08, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $60. In a note dated June 30, 2025, Goldman upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $52.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] stock has fluctuated between $23.90 and $112.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $102 within the next 12 months. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] shares were valued at $75.05 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 35.91% based on the average KTOS price forecast.

Analyzing the KTOS fundamentals

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] reported sales of 1.28B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 25.99%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.02%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.01 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.07.

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 73.07 points at the first support level, and at 71.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 76.60, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 78.16.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s Current Ratio is 4.30. Also, the Quick Ratio is 3.68, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.97. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.86, the price to book ratio is 6.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 611.16.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved JONAH ADELMAN, Officer, that happened on Nov 25 ’25 when 30000.0 shares were purchased. Affiliate, THE ANDERSON FAMILY TRUST completed a deal on Nov 24 ’25 to buy 3500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Fendley Steven S. bought 7000.0 shares on Nov 24 ’25.

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