Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock Gets Price Target Cut from Guggenheim

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) had its target price trimmed by Guggenheim from $74.00 to $67.00 in a research report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the aerospace company’s stock.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, November 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $88.00 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 12th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $135.00 to $104.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. They set a “buy” rating and a $70.00 target price on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $77.40.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ KTOS opened at $36.69 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $42.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.40. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 52 week low of $31.57 and a 52 week high of $134.00. The stock has a market cap of $6.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.00 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 5.42, a quick ratio of 4.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The aerospace company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $471.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $471.40 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.18% and a net margin of 1.34%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 35.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.14 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will post 0.59 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Scot B. Jarvis sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.50, for a total transaction of $635,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 65,123 shares in the company, valued at $4,135,310.50. The trade was a 13.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Phillip Carrai sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total value of $259,090.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 169,196 shares in the company, valued at $6,744,152.56. This trade represents a 3.70% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 373,013 shares of company stock valued at $23,340,582 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 61.9% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 696 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the period. Vision Retirement LLC increased its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 288.2% in the 1st quarter. Vision Retirement LLC now owns 427 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 317 shares in the last quarter. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Ranch Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,553 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $462,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 128.9% in the 3rd quarter. Provenance Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 744 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 419 shares during the period. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 427.0% in the first quarter. IMG Wealth Management Inc. now owns 527 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 427 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Recent Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Headlines

Here are a few of the latest headlines about KTOS:

• Positive Sentiment: Kratos completed a System Requirements Review for the U.S. Space Force’s Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking ground-management effort, a milestone that supports continued engineering and integration work. Article: Kratos Completes SRR Supporting U.S.S.F. SSC’s RMWT Ground Management & Integration Effort
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Q3 coverage cited 35.7% year-over-year revenue growth and earnings above consensus, while also highlighting supply-chain risks as the company ramps drone production. Article: KTOS Q3 2026 Deep Dive
• Negative Sentiment: Guggenheim, Canaccord Genuity and UBS lowered their price targets for KTOS, which may temper investor sentiment. Barclays also cut its target from $90 to $80, though it retained an “overweight” rating. Article: Guggenheim Lowers Expectations for Kratos Article: Canaccord Cuts KTOS Price Target Article: UBS Cuts KTOS Price Target

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is a defense technology company that develops products and services for U.S. government agencies, national security organizations, and allied governments. Its work spans unmanned systems, satellite communications, microwave electronics, command-and-control systems, and training and simulation. The company’s offerings include unmanned aerial vehicles and target drones, as well as systems and components used in space and satellite communications and other defense applications.