On Friday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) opened lower -3.40% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $25.28. Price fluctuations for KTOS have ranged from $16.71 to $28.62 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 11.36% at the time writing. With a float of $147.66 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $151.07 million.
In an organization with 3900 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 24.69%, operating margin of 3.38%, and the pretax margin is 2.67%.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Insider Updates
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 2.26%, while institutional ownership is 86.82%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 15 ’24, was worth 22,569. In this transaction SVP & General Counsel of this company sold 884 shares at a rate of $25.53, taking the stock ownership to the 57,038 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 13 ’24, when Company’s SVP Corp. Dev. & Gov. Affairs sold 5,000 for $27.71, making the entire transaction worth $138,541. This insider now owns 37,327 shares in total.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.08) by 0.04. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.12 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.36% 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 2.61. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.16. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 468.91.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.10, a number that is poised to hit 0.10 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.59 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 1.63 million. That was better than the volume of 1.14 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 51.03%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.06.
During the past 100 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s (KTOS) raw stochastic average was set at 60.78%, which indicates a significant increase from 29.17% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 65.61% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 39.44% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $24.07, while its 200-day Moving Average is $20.84. However, in the short run, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $25.18. Second resistance stands at $25.93. The third major resistance level sits at $26.34. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $24.02, it is likely to go to the next support level at $23.61. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $22.86.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Key Stats
There are currently 151,074K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 3.56 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 275,900 K and its income totaled 3,200 K.
