After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock.
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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is $2.62B. A total of 0.65 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.02M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, KTOS has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 32 BUYs and 50 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 249,183 shares during that period but sold 351,121.
In the most recent transaction, Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares of KTOS for 20.87 per share on Feb 15. After the transaction, the President, STC Division now owns 223,131 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 14, Lund Deanna H sold 6,000 shares at 20.00 per share. KTOS shares that EVP & CFO owns now total 214,765.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Fendley Steven S. disposed of 7,000 shares on Jan 29 at a per-share price of $17.34. This resulted in the President, US Division holding 352,641 shares of KTOS after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carrai Phillip D sold 3,500 shares at $18.85 per share on Jan 16. Company shares held by the President, STC Division now total 226,560.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for KTOS in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $21.73 with high estimates of $25.00 and low estimates of $17.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, KTOS has a high of $21.60 and a low of $11.17.
As of this writing, KTOS has an earnings estimate of $0.06 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.1 per share and a lower estimate of $0.03. The company reported an EPS of $0.12 in the last quarter, which was 33.30% higher than expectations of $0.09.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. KTOS’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $349.40M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $339.50M in debt and $221.10M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $7.55, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $960.30M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for KTOS is Buy with a score of 4.20.
