Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Insider Steven Fendley Sells 7,000 Shares of Stock

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) insider Steven Fendley sold 7,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.13, for a total value of $329,910.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 295,120 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,909,005.60. This represents a 2.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

KTOS stock traded down $4.76 on Wednesday, reaching $43.88. The company had a trading volume of 3,930,203 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,483,863. The company’s fifty day moving average is $53.37 and its 200 day moving average is $74.03. The company has a market cap of $8.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 258.12 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 5.08 and a current ratio of 5.63. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $43.75 and a 1 year high of $134.00.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The aerospace company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $371.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $345.00 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 2.08%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.12 earnings per share. On average, research analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Here are the key news stories impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kratos said it delivered turbomachinery for Lockheed Martin’s ramjet propulsion system. The milestone reinforces KTOS’s role in advanced propulsion and hypersonic programs, although no contract value or near-term revenue impact was disclosed. Kratos delivered turbomachinery for Lockheed Martin’s ramjet propulsion system
• Positive Sentiment: The company completed its $50 million, 68,000-square-foot Indiana Payload Integration Facility ahead of schedule. The site will manufacture, integrate, and test experimental hypersonic payloads, support programs such as MACH-TB, and is expected to create more than 100 high-tech jobs. The facility could expand KTOS’s capacity and strengthen its position in the hypersonics market, though financial returns were not provided. Kratos completes Indiana hypersonic facility
• Positive Sentiment: One analyst characterized Kratos as offering “outstanding relative value” compared with Anduril and suggested substantial upside potential. However, this is an analyst opinion rather than a new contract or change in fundamentals. Analyst compares Kratos with Anduril
• Neutral Sentiment: KTOS is scheduled to report results next week. Analysts expect earnings growth, but Zacks said the company lacks the combination of factors typically associated with a likely earnings beat, increasing the risk of a disappointing outlook or muted reaction. Kratos earnings expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Insider-trading data shows extensive selling, with 147 insider sales and no purchases over the past six months. While some sales may reflect scheduled transactions or compensation, the one-sided activity can weigh on investor sentiment.
• Negative Sentiment: KTOS’s valuation remains demanding, with a reported price-to-earnings ratio above 250. That leaves the stock particularly sensitive to earnings execution, guidance, and evidence that hypersonic investments will generate meaningful future growth.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of KTOS. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7,701.6% in 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. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $104,807,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 66.0% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,398,525 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $106,162,000 after buying an additional 556,036 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,458,084 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $110,683,000 after buying an additional 476,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FengHe Fund Management Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $35,291,000. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Truist Financial raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Clear Str raised shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $101.29.

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.