Red Mountain Financial LLC Buys 200 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Red Mountain Financial LLC boosted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Red Mountain Financial LLC’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $488,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter valued at $29,000. Aspect Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 1,900.0% in the first quarter. Aspect Partners LLC now owns 1,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 950 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the first quarter valued at $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Twin Tree Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at $37,000. Institutional investors own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, insider Thomas E. Iv Mills sold 5,758 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.54, for a total value of $377,379.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 9,692 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $635,213.68. The trade was a 37.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.10, for a total value of $325,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 313,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,397,587.70. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 73,430 shares of company stock worth $4,863,182 in the last quarter. Insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

KTOS opened at $95.03 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $69.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $49.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The firm has a market cap of $16.04 billion, a PE ratio of 950.40 and a beta of 1.12. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $22.69 and a 1 year high of $96.40.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.02. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The firm had revenue of $351.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $305.67 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KTOS has been the topic of a number of research reports. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 target price (up previously from $55.00) on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Monday, August 11th. JMP Securities boosted their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $50.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $63.50.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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.