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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

KTOS

86.280USD

+2.080+2.47%

Close 09/26, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

14.54BMarket Cap

1002.97P/E TTM

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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

86.280

+2.080+2.47%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a very weak market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

19 / 66

Overall Ranking

134 / 4714

Industry

Aerospace & Defense

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

73.326

Target Price

-12.91%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is a technology, products, system and software company addressing the defense, national security, and commercial markets. It operates through two segments: The Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US). The KGS segment includes its microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions, Command, Control, Communication, Computing, Combat, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR)/modular systems, turbine technologies, and defense and rocket support services operating segments. The US segment consists of its unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control and communications system businesses. The KGS and US segments provide products, solutions and services for mission critical National Security programs. It serves customers, such as U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Space Command, and others.

High Growth

The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 26.49% year-on-year.

Turnaround to Profit

The company's performance has turned profitable, with the latest annual net income of USD 16.30M.%!(EXTRA int=2)

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 914.66, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 166.72M shares, increasing 9.56% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 17.94M shares of this stock.

Lower Market Activity

The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.92.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company's current financial score is 6.38, which is lower than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.14. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 351.50M, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.13%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 63.29%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.38

Change

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Financials

8.94

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

3.47

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

6.62

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

5.63

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.26

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current valuation score is 1.20, which is lower than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 2.07. Its current P/E ratio is 914.66, which is -71.60% below the recent high of 259.73 and 107.86% above the recent low of -71.93.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

1.20

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 19/66

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.40, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.70. The average price target for Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc is 73.00, with a high of 87.00 and a low of 60.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.40

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

73.326

Target Price

-12.91%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

KTOS

Boeing Co

Howmet Aerospace Inc

HWM

Northrop Grumman Corp

NOC

RTX Corp

RTX

Lockheed Martin Corp

LMT

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.84, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.64. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 94.95 and the support level at 69.51, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.84

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(4)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

2.381

Buy

RSI(14)

77.909

Buy

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

92.376

Overbought

ATR(14)

3.804

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

104.957

Buy

Williams %R

2.320

Overbought

TRIX(12,20)

1.084

Sell

StochRSI(14)

56.111

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(0)

Neutral(0)

Buy(6)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

83.256

Buy

MA10

80.053

Buy

MA20

72.830

Buy

MA50

66.772

Buy

MA100

53.866

Buy

MA200

42.059

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.09. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 99.00%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.07%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 17.94M shares, representing 10.63% of shares outstanding, with 9.35% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

22.91M

+92.12%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

16.41M

+11.76%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

9.82M

+68.69%

ARK Investment Management LLC

Star Investors

3.69M

-5.83%

Baron Capital Management, Inc.

Star Investors

4.61M

+5.38%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

3.65M

+3.05%

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

3.01M

+39.05%

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.

2.61M

+25.52%

VanEck Asset Management B.V.

2.77M

-2.21%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

3.37M

-21.22%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current risk assessment score is 5.19, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 4.49. The company's beta value is 1.09. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.