Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] jumped around 3.02 points on Wednesday, while shares priced at $20.82 at the close of the session, up 16.97%. The company report on February 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM that Kratos Wins $579M Single Award IDIQ for Space Force SATCOM C2 System.
Services Will Support Satellite Command and Control System Sustainment and Resiliency.
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Compared to the average trading volume of 966.42K shares, KTOS reached a trading volume of 4239442 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for KTOS shares is $21.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on KTOS stock is a recommendation set at 1.80. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Raymond James have made an estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on July 20, 2023.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is set at 0.77, with the Price to Sales ratio for KTOS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.59. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.76, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.56. Price to Free Cash Flow for KTOS in the course of the last twelve months was 209.73 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.50.
How has KTOS stock performed recently?
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 17.83. With this latest performance, KTOS shares gained by 11.58% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 36.08% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 81.20% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for KTOS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 69.48, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 76.75, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 64.54 for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 18.99, while it was recorded at 18.60 for the last single week of trading, and 16.26 for the last 200 days.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.50 and a Current Ratio set at 2.03.
Earnings analysis for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS]
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc posted 0.06/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.05/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 20.00%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for KTOS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc go to 2.00%.
Insider trade positions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS]
The top three institutional holders of KTOS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in KTOS stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in KTOS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
