Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Stock Holdings Raised by Marietta Investment Partners LLC

Marietta Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 289.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,700 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,360 shares during the quarter. Marietta Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $2,257,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 15.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,515 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $70,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. USA Financial Formulas increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. USA Financial Formulas now owns 1,660 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $152,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.1% during the 2nd quarter. MRP Capital Investments LLC now owns 2,500 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. lifted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 142.7% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 432 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 193.5% during the third quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 408 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In related news, CEO Eric M. Demarco sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.53, for a total transaction of $16,106,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 796,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $64,120,965.61. The trade was a 20.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Stacey G. Rock sold 16,568 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, January 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.74, for a total value of $1,934,148.32. Following the transaction, the insider owned 26,487 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,092,092.38. This trade represents a 38.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 564,665 shares of company stock valued at $49,631,118. 2.37% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Down 4.0%

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $85.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 4.06 and a quick ratio of 3.46. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.78 and a 1-year high of $134.00. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $98.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.60. The company has a market capitalization of $15.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 658.05 and a beta of 1.12.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $345.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $327.51 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 1.63%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts forecast that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Key Kratos Defense & Security Solutions News

Here are the key news stories impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Kratos won an ~US$7 million production contract for a secure Counter‑UAS system and confirmed its OpenSpace software‑defined platform is deployed in SSC Space’s Space Go LEO service — wins that add modest near‑term revenue and validate Kratos’ role in both C‑UAS hardware and virtualized ground infrastructure for satellite services. How Investors May Respond To Kratos (KTOS) Counter‑UAS Contract And OpenSpace LEO Deployment
• Positive Sentiment: Kratos announced a merger/acquisition of Nomad Global Communications System (Nomad GCS), extending Kratos’ comms and ground systems footprint in Montana and Alabama; this can broaden addressable market and operational capacity for government customers. Nomad GCS announces merger with defense contractor Kratos
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical escalation in the Middle East (reported expansion of Iran’s retaliatory targeting) has lifted defense demand expectations broadly — a sector tailwind that tends to support defense names like KTOS. Defense Stocks: Iran Expands Retaliation For U.S. Naval Attacks, Oil Prices Jump
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage is mixed but generally constructive: several buy/overweight ratings and a consensus target near ~$98, though some firms are neutral/hold. That provides support but also highlights valuation sensitivity vs execution risk. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) MarketBeat coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: CFO Deanna Lund sold 5,000 shares and another insider sold ~5,758 shares in early March. While not enormous relative to total float, these disclosed sales can trigger short‑term selling and raise investor caution about near‑term timing of personal liquidity. Deanna Lund Sells 5,000 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

KTOS has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Noble Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Citizens Jmp upped their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $115.00 price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, B. Riley Financial increased their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $128.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $98.28.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ: KTOS) is a technology-driven company that specializes in national security and defense solutions for government and military customers. The firm’s core capabilities span unmanned systems, satellite communications, missile defense, cyber security, and directed-energy weapons. Through its integrated approach, Kratos delivers mission-critical products and services designed to enhance operational readiness and support force modernization initiatives.

In the unmanned systems arena, Kratos develops high-performance aerial platforms used as target drones, low-cost attritable aircraft and experimental stealth demonstrators.