Deanna Lund Sells 5,000 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) CFO Deanna Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.28, for a total transaction of $456,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 270,058 shares in the company, valued at $24,650,894.24. The trade was a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Trading Down 4.0%

Shares of KTOS stock opened at $85.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 4.06 and a quick ratio of 3.46. The company has a market cap of $15.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 658.05 and a beta of 1.12. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $25.78 and a 1 year high of $134.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $98.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $85.60.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.04. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 1.63%.The company had revenue of $345.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $327.51 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s quarterly revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Kratos won an ~US$7 million production contract for a secure Counter‑UAS system and confirmed its OpenSpace software‑defined platform is deployed in SSC Space’s Space Go LEO service — wins that add modest near‑term revenue and validate Kratos’ role in both C‑UAS hardware and virtualized ground infrastructure for satellite services. How Investors May Respond To Kratos (KTOS) Counter‑UAS Contract And OpenSpace LEO Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Kratos announced a merger/acquisition of Nomad Global Communications System (Nomad GCS), extending Kratos’ comms and ground systems footprint in Montana and Alabama; this can broaden addressable market and operational capacity for government customers. Nomad GCS announces merger with defense contractor Kratos
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical escalation in the Middle East (reported expansion of Iran’s retaliatory targeting) has lifted defense demand expectations broadly — a sector tailwind that tends to support defense names like KTOS. Defense Stocks: Iran Expands Retaliation For U.S. Naval Attacks, Oil Prices Jump
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed but generally constructive: several buy/overweight ratings and a consensus target near ~$98, though some firms are neutral/hold. That provides support but also highlights valuation sensitivity vs execution risk. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) MarketBeat coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Deanna Lund sold 5,000 shares and another insider sold ~5,758 shares in early March. While not enormous relative to total float, these disclosed sales can trigger short‑term selling and raise investor caution about near‑term timing of personal liquidity. Deanna Lund Sells 5,000 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Noble Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $79.00 target price on the stock. Truist Financial set a $135.00 price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $112.00 to $134.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 22.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 190,481 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $5,655,000 after purchasing an additional 35,098 shares during the last quarter. Amundi bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the first quarter valued at $791,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 64.4% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 178.0% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,570 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $108,000 after buying an additional 2,286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.7% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 393,614 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $11,686,000 after buying an additional 41,265 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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.