Noble Financial Issues Optimistic Estimate for KTOS Earnings

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Research analysts at Noble Financial increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 5th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.16 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.14. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.48 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on KTOS. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $99.00 to $82.00 in a research report on Friday, June 12th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $82.00 price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Citizens Jmp lowered their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $125.00 to $105.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $101.29.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $62.42 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 5.54 and a quick ratio of 4.99. The stock has a market cap of $11.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 367.18 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $52.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.68. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 1 year low of $43.09 and a 1 year high of $134.00.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $458.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $410.36 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.07% and a net margin of 2.03%.The business’s revenue was up 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.11 EPS.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 4,675 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $233,750.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $480,000. This represents a 32.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.93, for a total value of $86,895.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 64,447 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,733,414.71. This represents a 2.27% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 144,036 shares of company stock valued at $8,034,017 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,446,230 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $337,565,000 after acquiring an additional 148,622 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,311,095 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $251,345,000 after purchasing an additional 124,607 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,046,194 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $278,331,000 after purchasing an additional 209,189 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 13.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,072,700 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $189,383,000 after purchasing an additional 247,652 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7,701.6% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,593,549 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $120,966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,573,123 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology-driven company that specializes in national security and defense solutions for government and military customers. The firm’s core capabilities span unmanned systems, satellite communications, missile defense, cyber security, and directed-energy weapons. Through its integrated approach, Kratos delivers mission-critical products and services designed to enhance operational readiness and support force modernization initiatives.

In the unmanned systems arena, Kratos develops high-performance aerial platforms used as target drones, low-cost attritable aircraft and experimental stealth demonstrators.