Karman (NYSE:KRMN) Given Sell Rating at BWS Financial

BWS Financial reiterated their sell rating on shares of Karman (NYSE:KRMN) in a report published on Friday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $37.00 price target on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Piper Sandler raised shares of Karman from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $110.00 to $127.00 in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Evercore raised their target price on shares of Karman from $110.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of Karman from $115.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. KeyCorp boosted their price target on Karman from $80.00 to $122.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Karman from $125.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.10.

Karman Price Performance

KRMN opened at $84.13 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.86, a quick ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The company has a market cap of $11.13 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 647.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.15. Karman has a 12-month low of $25.02 and a 12-month high of $118.38.

Karman (NYSE:KRMN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 25th. The company reported $0.11 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11. The firm had revenue of $134.49 million for the quarter. Karman had a net margin of 3.68% and a return on equity of 13.36%. The business’s revenue was up 47.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Karman

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Karman by 83.7% in the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 373 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Karman by 889.7% during the fourth quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA bought a new stake in shares of Karman during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Karman during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank purchased a new position in Karman in the 4th quarter worth approximately $32,000.

Karman News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Karman this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong results and outlook — Karman reported Q4 revenue of $134.5M (up ~47.5% YoY), adjusted EPS inline at $0.11, a robust $800M backlog and guided to roughly 53% revenue growth for 2026 while expanding capacity and M&A plans. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst bullishness — several firms reiterated or raised buy ratings and targets after results (Citigroup raised to $127, Needham reaffirmed at $125), signaling meaningful upside in some models. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings in line with expectations — EPS matched consensus ($0.11) and management hosted a detailed call/slide deck providing revenue breakdowns by segment and margin commentary. Earnings Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry backdrop supportive — management calls current demand “generational” across missiles, hypersonics, space and related areas, which underpins medium-term revenue visibility but not long-term certainty. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Large post-earnings selloff — shares plunged after the report despite strong fundamentals, suggesting profit‑taking and concern about near‑term margin pressure from recent acquisitions. MarketBeat
• Negative Sentiment: Bear case from some analysts — BWS Financial reaffirmed a sell rating with a $37 target (large downside vs. current levels), highlighting valuation risk if growth slows. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: High valuation — the stock trades at very rich multiples, implying several years of sustained high growth; that leaves KRMN sensitive to any slowdown or margin compression. MarketBeat

Karman Company Profile

We specialize in the upfront design, testing, manufacturing, and sale of mission-critical systems for existing and emerging missile and defense, and space programs. Our integrated payload protection, propulsion, and interstage system solutions are deployed across a wide variety of existing and emerging programs supporting important Department of Defense (“DoD”) and space sector initiatives. We estimate that no single program accounted for more than 10% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 or the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, with revenue from over 100 active programs supporting current production and next-generation space, missile, hypersonic, and defense applications.