Karman (NYSE:KRMN) Given “Sell” Rating at BWS Financial

Karman (NYSE:KRMN)‘s stock had its “sell” rating reiterated by equities researchers at BWS Financial in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $37.00 price target on the stock. BWS Financial’s price target indicates a potential downside of 57.36% from the company’s current price.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on KRMN. KeyCorp upped their target price on Karman from $80.00 to $122.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Karman from $125.00 to $127.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Piper Sandler upgraded Karman from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $127.00 in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Truist Financial set a $118.00 target price on shares of Karman in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Karman from $85.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Karman has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $117.10.

Karman Stock Performance

NYSE KRMN traded up $0.77 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $86.78. The company had a trading volume of 1,204,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,148,655. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a current ratio of 2.86. Karman has a 1-year low of $25.02 and a 1-year high of $118.38. The business has a 50 day moving average of $96.91 and a 200-day moving average of $82.00. The company has a market cap of $11.48 billion and a PE ratio of 668.58.

Karman (NYSE:KRMN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11. Karman had a net margin of 3.68% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The business had revenue of $134.49 million for the quarter. The business’s revenue was up 47.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Karman

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Karman by 83.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Karman by 889.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 347 shares in the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA bought a new position in Karman during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Huntington National Bank acquired a new position in shares of Karman in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Karman in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

More Karman News

Here are the key news stories impacting Karman this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company raised 2026 revenue guidance, forecasting ~53% growth and signaling continued strong demand across missiles, hypersonics, space & launch and other defense end-markets — this underpins the bullish outlook. Karman expects 53% revenue growth
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 revenue was strong ($134.5M, +47.5% YoY) and management cites an $800M-ish backlog that gives near‑term visibility — a core reason analysts remain constructive. Q4 results press release
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are maintaining/upgrading targets after the results — Needham reaffirmed a Buy with a $125 target and Citigroup raised its target to $127 — these actions support further upside expectations. Analyst coverage (Benzinga) TipRanks (Needham)
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported EPS of $0.11 was inline with consensus — not a surprise, which tempers volatility but leaves focus on revenue/backlog and margin trajectory. Earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Management expects adjusted EBITDA margin to moderate (~29.5%) in 2026 due to acquisitions and capacity expansion — margin compression and integration risk are near-term negatives.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares experienced a sharp post‑earnings drop (reported intraday decline of ~double digits), reflecting valuation sensitivity — the stock trades at a high multiple, so execution vs. lofty expectations is the key risk.

About Karman

We specialize in the upfront design, testing, manufacturing, and sale of mission-critical systems for existing and emerging missile and defense, and space programs. Our integrated payload protection, propulsion, and interstage system solutions are deployed across a wide variety of existing and emerging programs supporting important Department of Defense (“DoD”) and space sector initiatives. We estimate that no single program accounted for more than 10% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, with revenue from over 100 active programs supporting current production and next-generation space, missile, hypersonic, and defense applications.