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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

KTOS
72.450USD
+0.760+1.06%
Close 11/14, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
12.23BMarket Cap
611.62P/E TTM

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

72.450
+0.760+1.06%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

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.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
28 / 69
Overall Ranking
171 / 4604
Industry
Aerospace & Defense

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
99.437
Target Price
+38.70%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc 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 .
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 574.73, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 170.78M shares, decreasing 1.79% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Catherine Wood
Star Investor Catherine Wood holds 3.60M 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: 2025-11-14

The company's current financial score is 6.38, which is lower than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.21. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 347.60M, representing a year-over-year increase of 25.99%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 171.88%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.38
Change
0

Financials

8.94

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

3.47

Operational Efficiency

6.62

Growth Potential

5.63

Shareholder Returns

7.26

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current valuation score is 6.39, which is lower than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.39. Its current P/E ratio is 574.73, which is 94.91% below the recent high of 1120.22 and 982.12% above the recent low of -5069.77.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.39
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 28/69
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.38, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 7.82. The average price target for Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc is 97.00, with a high of 125.00 and a low of 74.56.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.38
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 16 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
99.437
Target Price
+37.25%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

65
Total
9
Median
9
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc
KTOS
16
Boeing Co
BA
27
Howmet Aerospace Inc
HWM
24
RTX Corp
RTX
22
Lockheed Martin Corp
LMT
22
TransDigm Group Inc
TDG
22
1
2
3
...
13

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: 2025-11-14

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.96, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 6.55. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 88.48 and the support level at 62.53, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.90
Change
0.06

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-3.670
Sell
RSI(14)
36.836
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
20.193
Neutral
ATR(14)
5.510
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-95.484
Neutral
Williams %R
84.933
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.641
Sell
StochRSI(14)
17.130
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
75.322
Sell
MA10
78.563
Sell
MA20
83.914
Sell
MA50
84.607
Sell
MA100
71.512
Buy
MA200
52.382
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 6.16. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 101.17%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.19%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 16.54M shares, representing 9.80% of shares outstanding, with 0.78% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
24.01M
+4.78%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
17.94M
+9.32%
State Street Investment Management (US)
9.33M
-4.93%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
3.95M
+8.25%
ARK Investment Management LLC
Star Investors
4.51M
+22.17%
Franklin Advisers, Inc.
3.72M
+23.84%
VanEck Asset Management B.V.
2.96M
+0.59%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
2.96M
-12.01%
Van Eck Associates Corporation
2.87M
+7.63%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.51, which is lower than the Aerospace & Defense industry's average of 5.94. The company's beta value is 1.15. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.51
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.15
VaR
+4.31%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+32.16%
240-Day Volatility
+60.03%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.93%
120 days
+11.76%
5 years
+21.74%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-14.20%
120 days
-14.20%
5 years
-14.20%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.11
120 days
+2.68
5 years
+0.63

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+32.16%
3 years
+32.16%
5 years
+72.74%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+5.21
3 years
+6.45
5 years
+0.41
Skewness
240 days
-0.11
3 years
+0.70
5 years
+0.67

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+60.03%
5 years
+47.42%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.70%
5 years
+1.50%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+364.23%
240 days
+364.23%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+44.71%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+51.94%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+2.91%
120 days
+2.41%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+92.37%
60 days
+127.56%
120 days
+87.93%

Peer Comparison

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8.63 /10
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8.58 /10
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8.54 /10
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8.53 /10
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