Marie Mendoza Sells 1,000 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.50, for a total transaction of $48,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 61,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,968,200. This trade represents a 1.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Marie Mendoza also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Marie Mendoza sold 1,513 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.37, for a total transaction of $97,391.81.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of KTOS opened at $47.46 on Friday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $43.09 and a 12 month high of $134.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $51.75 and its 200-day moving average is $60.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.91 billion, a PE ratio of 279.18 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a current ratio of 5.54, a quick ratio of 4.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $458.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $410.36 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.07% and a net margin of 2.03%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.57 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on KTOS. BTIG Research increased their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Guggenheim started coverage on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $74.00 price objective for the company. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $134.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $115.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.06.

Institutional Trading of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of KTOS. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 29.8% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 140,856 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,023,000 after acquiring an additional 32,315 shares in the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 53.2% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 6,885 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 2,391 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $119,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 103.6% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 7,422 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $370,000 after purchasing an additional 3,777 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 3,027 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 462 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Guggenheim upgraded KTOS to “strong buy,” adding a favorable analyst signal and reinforcing optimism about Kratos’ exposure to missile defense, hypersonics, unmanned systems and other defense technologies. Guggenheim upgrade report
• Positive Sentiment: Kratos completed another ARAV-B ballistic missile target mission during Pacific Dragon 2026, bringing the system’s total completed target flights to 43. The milestone may improve the company’s credibility with government customers and support future missile-defense demand. Kratos missile test article
• Positive Sentiment: Manufacturing expansion in propulsion, hypersonics and unmanned systems is designed to increase Kratos’ capacity to produce affordable defense technologies. This could position KTOS to benefit from rising demand for lower-cost weapons and autonomous systems, although no specific new contract was announced. Kratos manufacturing expansion article
• Neutral Sentiment: Kratos’ latest quarter showed 30.5% year-over-year revenue growth, $458.8 million in revenue and EPS of $0.21, beating the $0.14 consensus estimate. However, a price-to-earnings ratio near 280 leaves limited room for execution disappointments.
• Negative Sentiment: Insiders disclosed sales totaling 7,500 shares: Phillip D. Carrai sold 6,500 shares for approximately $310,895, while SVP Marie Mendoza sold 1,000 shares for $48,500. Both trades were made under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans, which reduces their significance, but the transactions may still weigh on investor sentiment. KTOS insider selling report
• Negative Sentiment: The shares have recently decreased and remain below their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, suggesting continued technical pressure despite the company’s favorable defense-industry catalysts.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc is a technology company that develops products and systems for national security, defense and commercial applications. The company primarily serves the U.S. Department of Defense and other government agencies, while also supporting allied governments and selected commercial customers.

Its offerings include unmanned aerial and ground systems, target drones, tactical drones, satellite communications systems, space-related products, missile defense technology, hypersonic and high-speed systems, radar and command-and-control solutions, and microwave electronics.