16,542 Shares in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Acquired by Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 16,542 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,511,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of KTOS. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter worth $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd purchased a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the third quarter worth about $32,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 64.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 129.0% during the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Jonah Adelman sold 30,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.80, for a total transaction of $2,244,000.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 9,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $699,230.40. This trade represents a 76.24% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.08, for a total value of $2,222,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 273,285 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,244,952.80. This represents a 9.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 911,815 shares of company stock valued at $74,226,491. Insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Key Kratos Defense & Security Solutions News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst momentum — KTOS received an analyst upgrade that drove positive headlines and upward price-target revisions, supporting buying interest. Article Title Price target story
• Positive Sentiment: New hypersonics manufacturing capacity — Kratos opened a 55,000 sq. ft. hypersonic system manufacturing facility, a tangible expansion of production capability that strengthens its position on next‑gen defense programs. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Defense spending tailwind — Analysts note Kratos could benefit from a proposed increase in U.S. defense budgets, which would boost demand for unmanned systems, hypersonics and other programs where Kratos has exposure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent fundamentals — Last reported quarter (Nov) showed revenue and EPS beats with year‑over‑year revenue growth, which underpins the bullish analyst views but is already priced in to some extent.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Director Scot B. Jarvis sold 5,000 shares at an average of $120.18 (≈$600,900). The sale trimmed his stake by ~4.5%. SEC filing: Jarvis filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,676 shares at about $120.18 (~$201,422), a ~2.6% reduction in her holdings. SEC filing: Mendoza filing
• Negative Sentiment: Insider sale — Insider Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,500 shares at an average of $123.30 (~$801,450), reducing his stake by ~2.9%. SEC filing: Carrai filing

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

KTOS opened at $130.72 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $82.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $75.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 4.30 and a quick ratio of 3.68. The firm has a market cap of $22.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,005.62 and a beta of 1.09. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $23.90 and a 1-year high of $132.00.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $347.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.01 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 1.56% and a return on equity of 3.14%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.11 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Citigroup reiterated a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Jones Trading assumed coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Noble Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Thursday, November 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $87.94.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

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.