On Tuesday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) opened higher 1.13% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $24.79. Price fluctuations for KTOS have ranged from $15.63 to $25.51 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 11.00% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 10.44% at the time writing. With a float of $147.56 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $151.00 million.
In an organization with 3900 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 25.1%, operating margin of 3.89%, and the pretax margin is 2.76%.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Aerospace & Defense industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is 2.28%, while institutional ownership is 86.09%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Oct 01 ’24, was worth 60,575. In this transaction SVP & General Counsel of this company sold 2,423 shares at a rate of $25.00, taking the stock ownership to the 59,453 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Oct 01 ’24, when Company’s President, KTT Division sold 4,000 for $23.67, making the entire transaction worth $94,695. This insider now owns 55,029 shares in total.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 10.44% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.00% during the next five years compared to -15.14% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 2.56. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.36. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 1455.99.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.07, a number that is poised to hit 0.08 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.58 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.15 million. That was inferior than the volume of 1.16 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 75.00%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.78.
During the past 100 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s (KTOS) raw stochastic average was set at 94.21%, which indicates a significant increase from 85.94% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 33.61% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 32.54% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $22.16, while its 200-day Moving Average is $20.00. However, in the short run, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $25.42. Second resistance stands at $25.76. The third major resistance level sits at $26.08. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $24.76, it is likely to go to the next support level at $24.44. The third support level lies at $24.10 if the price breaches the second support level.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Key Stats
There are currently 150,098K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.79 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,037 M according to its annual income of -8,900 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 300,100 K and its income totaled 7,900 K.
