On Monday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) opened higher 7.19% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $69.14. Price fluctuations for KTOS have ranged from $23.90 to $112.57 over the past 52 weeks.
A company in the Industrials sector has dropped its sales by -1.16% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 11.08% at the time writing. With a float of $165.43 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $168.84 million.
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 2.02%, while institutional ownership is 93.57%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 24 ’25, was worth 258,370. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 24 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 7,000 for $69.62, making the entire transaction worth $487,366.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.1) by 0.03. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.15 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 11.08% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 30.41% during the next five years compared to -1.16% 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 3.68. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 9.74.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.12, a number that is poised to hit 0.17 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.77 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 2.58 million. That was inferior than the volume of 3.58 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 34.28%.
During the past 100 days, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s (KTOS) raw stochastic average was set at 44.87%, which indicates a significant decrease from 52.60% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 5.25 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 4.17 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $85.00, while its 200-day Moving Average is $53.49. However, in the short run, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $75.99. Second resistance stands at $77.86. The third major resistance level sits at $81.29. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $70.69, it is likely to go to the next support level at $67.26. The third support level lies at $65.39 if the price breaches the second support level.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) Key Stats
There are currently 168,841K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 12.51 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,136 M according to its annual income of 16,300 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 347,600 K and its income totaled 8,700 K.
