Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)
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- symbol KTOS
- Rev/Share 7.7913
- Book/Share 12.5883
- PB 5.3701
- Debt/Equity 0.1425
- CurrentRatio 4.4321
- ROIC 0.0064
- MktCap 11410542000.0
- FreeCF/Share -0.3931
- PFCF -186.4468
- PE 725.8841
- Debt/Assets 0.108
- DivYield 0
- ROE 0.0096
- Rating C+
- Score 2
- Recommendation Sell
- P/E Score 1
- DCF Score 1
- P/B Score 2
- D/E Score 4
Recent Analyst Ratings
| Type | Ticker | Analyst Firm | Previous Rating | Current Rating | Previous Price Target | Current Price Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | KTOS | BTIG Research | Neutral | Buy | -- | $80 | Aug. 14, 2025 |
| Resumed | KTOS | Canaccord Genuity | -- | Buy | -- | $74 | Aug. 12, 2025 |
| Initiation | KTOS | Canaccord Genuity | -- | Buy | -- | $74 | Aug. 11, 2025 |
| Initiation | KTOS | Cantor Fitzgerald | -- | Overweight | -- | $60 | July 8, 2025 |
| Upgrade | KTOS | Goldman | Neutral | Buy | -- | $52 | June 30, 2025 |
| Initiation | KTOS | Stifel | -- | Buy | -- | $52 | June 24, 2025 |
| Upgrade | KTOS | B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Buy | $26 | $35 | Jan. 13, 2025 |
News
Kratos Keeps Climbing After Q2, But Valuation Risk Looms
Published: August 18, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Since reporting Q2 2025 earnings, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions NASDAQ: KTOS has continued to be one of the most impressive defense stocks of the year.
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Next-Gen Defense: 3 Stocks Riding the New Global Arms Race
Published: August 18, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative
Global military expenditure climbed by nearly 10% between 2023 and 2024, reaching $2.7 trillion last year as spending accelerated faster since the Cold War. Ongoing conflicts throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East threaten to continue driving a worldwide race toward defense growth into the foreseeable future.
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Defense Stock Jumps to 20-Year Highs After Upgrade
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive
Shares of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) are up 2.7% at $70.79 at last glance, trading at fresh 20-year highs, after an upgrade from BTIG to "buy from "neutral.
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Kratos Defense Gains 27.5% in the Past Month: Should You Buy the Stock?
Published: August 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS surges 27.5% in a month on strong results, raised guidance and key partnerships in satcom and autonomous tech.
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Kratos Defense's Segment Strengthens Role in Critical Defense Domain
Published: August 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS' Kratos Government Solutions segment boosts defense capabilities with key tech gains, strong revenue growth and a strategic acquisition.
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Kratos Defense Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates, Hikes '25 Revenue View
Published: August 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS shares jump after Q2 earnings and revenues topped estimates, led by strength in the Government Solutions unit.
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Baron Discovery Fund Q2 2025: Winners And Setbacks Shaping The Portfolio
Published: August 11, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos Defense, Montrose Environmental, and Karman Holdings drove strong quarterly performance, benefiting from secular tailwinds and robust demand in defense and environmental sectors. We see Kratos and Karman as well positioned for multi-year growth, leveraging investments in hypersonics, missile defense, and space technologies amid rising defense budgets. Montrose Environmental rebounded as regulatory fears eased, organic growth accelerated, and debt reduction improved transparency, supporting our continued conviction in its long-term value.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: August 08, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Deanna Hom Lund - Executive VP, CFO & Director Eric M. DeMarco - CEO, President & Director Marie C.
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Ahead of Kratos (KTOS) Q2 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
Published: August 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
Evaluate the expected performance of Kratos (KTOS) for the quarter ended June 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
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Kratos Defense Q2 Earnings on the Horizon: Buy or Sell Ahead of Results?
Published: August 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS eyes a Q2 earnings beat, but margin headwinds could cloud strong revenue gains.
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Kratos Defense Continues to Sharpen Its Edge in Hypersonic Tech
Published: August 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS expands its hypersonic footprint with new systems, a joint venture and a $50M payload facility in Indiana.
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America Wants Drone Dominance: Are These Stocks Ready to Soar?
Published: July 20, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral
The recent passage of the Trump administration's One Big, Beautiful Bill provides $150 billion in additional defense spending. That pushes total U.S. defense spending close to $1 trillion.
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Kratos and Intelsat Successfully Demonstrate 5G NTN Over GEO
Published: July 17, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
Over-the-air testing validates satellite's role in delivering end-to-end 5G services Over-the-air testing validates satellite's role in delivering end-to-end 5G services
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3 Drone Stocks Take Flight on Hegesth's Bold Memo: Who and Why
Published: July 16, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Several drone stocks surged on July 11 after the United States Department of Defense (DoD) released a memo with highly bullish implications for the industry. In the memo titled “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance," Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth shared his vision for increased U.S. drone production and use.
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Why Kratos (KTOS) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again
Published: July 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos (KTOS) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
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2 Under the Radar Space & Defense Stocks With Huge Potential
Published: July 01, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive
Within the space and defense industry, the world's largest players often dominate the discussion. This includes companies like Lockheed Martin NYSE: LMT and RTX NYSE: RTX.
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Defense Stock Slips on $500 Million Stock Offering
Published: June 26, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Negative
Shares of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) are down 2.6% at $41.25 at last glance, after the company announced the sale of $500 million in stock.
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Kratos: Hypersonic Momentum Meets Market Opportunity
Published: June 24, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos is strategically positioned in high-growth defense niches, benefiting from global conflict-driven demand and DoD priorities in hypersonics and unmanned systems. Consistent double-digit revenue growth, a record $1.45B MACH-TB contract, and expanding production capacity support a robust long-term outlook. Margin pressure and high valuation are near-term concerns, but margin recovery is expected as legacy contracts roll off and scale improves.
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Axon Enterprise vs. Kratos: Which Defense & Security Stock has Greater Upside?
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral
KTOS lands billion-dollar hypersonics deal as AXON rides TASER and body cam growth, but rising costs cloud its outlook.
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Why Is Kratos (KTOS) Up 17.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
Published: June 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos (KTOS) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
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Kratos and GE Aerospace Sign Teaming Agreement, Expand Small Engine Portfolio with New Propulsion System
Published: June 03, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
SAN DIEGO, June 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) today announced a formal teaming agreement to advance propulsion technologies for the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type (CCA-type) aircraft. Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos, said, “Kratos' strategically important Teaming Agreement with GE Aerospace continues to rapidly advance and expand, with the GEK family of engines targeting certain of the most important, mission critical and highest priority needs and requirements of …
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SoundHound, Kratos, and 13 More ‘Longshot' Stocks That Could Pay Off Big
Published: May 20, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Neutral
Many of these stocks have taken investors on roller-coaster rides and have sky-high price-to-earnings ratios.
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Kratos: Hypersonics, Missile Defense And Drones Drive Growth
Published: May 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos offers unique growth potential in drones, hypersonics, and microelectronics, justifying its premium valuation versus peers. Revenue growth is strong, but margin expansion and operating income remain challenged due to ramp-up costs and investments. Despite near-term margin pressure and negative free cash flow, I see 18% upside and raise my price target to $41.53.
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Kratos Defense Q1 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS' first-quarter 2025 earnings and revenues beat expectations. The company's 2025 guidance remains unchanged.
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Published: May 08, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Marie Mendoza - SVP & General Counsel Eric DeMarco - President & CEO Deanna Lund - EVP & CFO Conference Call Participants Peter Arment - Baird Mike Crawford - B. Riley Securities Ken Herbert - RBC Capital Markets Joe Gomes - NOBLE Capital Michael Ciarmoli - Truist Securities Andre Madrid - BTIG Peter Skibitski - Alembic Global Rustom Kanga - Citizens Greg Konrad - Jefferies Good day, and thank you for standing by.
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Kratos (KTOS) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
The headline numbers for Kratos (KTOS) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
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Kratos (KTOS) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Kratos (KTOS) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.12 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.09 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.11 per share a year ago.
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Will Segmental Sales Boost Kratos Defense in Q1 Earnings?
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
KTOS' Q1 results are expected to reflect robust top-line performance from both of its business segments.
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Countdown to Kratos (KTOS) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Estimates Beyond Revenue and EPS
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive
Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Kratos (KTOS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended March 2025.
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Kratos Expands Deployment of Automated Truck Platooning Technology in Ohio and Indiana in Partnership with DriveOhio, INDOT, and EASE Logistics
Published: April 22, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral
SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced the continued expansion and operational deployment of its automated truck platooning systems in Ohio and Indiana. Building upon the company's March 2024 announcement of a contract to deploy its self-driving platooning technology between Ohio and Indiana along a major trucking corridor, this new milestone marks the success of Kratos' autonomous trucks on I-70 automated driving deployment project, supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation, DriveOhio, and the Indiana Department of Transportation …
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About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS)
- IPO Date 1999-11-05
- Website https://www.kratosdefense.com
- Industry Aerospace & Defense
- CEO Eric M. DeMarco
- Employees 4000