Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Shares Bought by D L Carlson Investment Group Inc.

D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 8.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 162,046 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,097 shares during the quarter. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions comprises about 1.4% of D L Carlson Investment Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding. D L Carlson Investment Group Inc. owned 0.10% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions worth $7,527,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KTOS. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $29,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter worth about $37,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position 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 in the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, VP De Burgreen Maria Cervantes sold 6,264 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, September 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.80, for a total transaction of $437,227.20. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 53,609 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,741,908.20. This trade represents a 10.46% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jonah Adelman sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.80, for a total transaction of $2,244,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 9,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $699,230.40. This represents a 76.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 108,866 shares of company stock valued at $8,699,898 in the last three months. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of KTOS stock opened at $73.21 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 732.17 and a beta of 1.11. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $23.90 and a 1-year high of $112.57. The company has a current ratio of 4.43, a quick ratio of 3.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.63 and its 200-day simple moving average is $64.76.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $347.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.01 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.11 EPS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Friday, August 8th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, B. Riley downgraded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $72.00 to $105.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $82.06.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.