Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd Takes Position in Karman Holdings Inc. $KRMN

Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd purchased a new position in Karman Holdings Inc. (NYSE:KRMN) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 88,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,488,000. Karman accounts for about 0.2% of Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd owned 0.07% of Karman at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in KRMN. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Karman by 83.7% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA bought a new position in shares of Karman in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Karman by 56.4% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 455 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in Karman during the 3rd quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Hilltop National Bank bought a new stake in Karman during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Piper Sandler upgraded shares of Karman from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $127.00 in a report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Karman in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $130.00 price target on shares of Karman in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Karman from $85.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price objective on shares of Karman in a research note on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Karman presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.10.

Key Headlines Impacting Karman

Here are the key news stories impacting Karman this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company outlook and growth drivers — Management expects roughly 53% revenue growth for 2026, is expanding manufacturing capacity and pursuing M&A while citing a robust defense backlog that supports higher future revenue. Karman Holdings expects 53% revenue growth for 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its price target to $127 and maintains a Buy rating, signaling analyst confidence and implying meaningful upside from current levels. Citigroup raises Karman price target to $127
• Positive Sentiment: Needham reiterated a Buy rating with a $125 target; analysts cite record FY25 results, a raised 2026 outlook and the defense backlog as reasons for continued bullishness. Needham reaffirms Buy and $125 target
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4/FY25 results — Revenue was a record $134.49M (up ~47.5% YoY), but EPS came in at $0.11, essentially meeting consensus; management provided slides and an earnings presentation for details. Karman Space & Defense Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus/targets vary — some outlets show analysts clustering targets in the $116–$127 range, indicating continued upside in models but some dispersion in analyst conviction. Analysts Set Karman Holdings Inc. Target Price at $116.90
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and profitability risk — Karman trades at a very high PE (reported ~345x) with a thin net margin (~2.6%), and EPS only matched estimates; that combination raises sensitivity to any slowdown or execution miss.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and liquidity — trading volume is elevated versus average and the stock is trading lower today, suggesting profit-taking or short-term risk-off despite the positive guidance and analyst support. Karman stock quote and trading activity

Karman Stock Performance

Shares of KRMN stock opened at $86.46 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.44 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 665.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a current ratio of 2.86. Karman Holdings Inc. has a one year low of $25.02 and a one year high of $118.38. The company’s 50-day moving average is $96.91 and its 200 day moving average is $82.00.

Karman (NYSE:KRMN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.11. The business had revenue of $134.49 million during the quarter. Karman had a net margin of 3.68% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The firm’s revenue was up 47.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

About Karman

We specialize in the upfront design, testing, manufacturing, and sale of mission-critical systems for existing and emerging missile and defense, and space programs. Our integrated payload protection, propulsion, and interstage system solutions are deployed across a wide variety of existing and emerging programs supporting important Department of Defense (“DoD”) and space sector initiatives. We estimate that no single program accounted for more than 10% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, with revenue from over 100 active programs supporting current production and next-generation space, missile, hypersonic, and defense applications.