Noble Financial Issues Negative Forecast for KTOS Earnings

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) – Research analysts at Noble Financial decreased their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report issued on Thursday, February 26th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.14 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. Noble Financial has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.31 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.18 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.04. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.34% and a net margin of 1.63%.The business had revenue of $345.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $327.51 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue was up 21.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on KTOS. Citizens Jmp increased their price target on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. JonesTrading started coverage on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research report on Monday, January 5th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. BNP Paribas Exane set a $80.00 target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. 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, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $98.28.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Up 5.3%

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock opened at $90.72 on Monday. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a 1 year low of $25.32 and a 1 year high of $134.00. The company has a market cap of $15.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 697.90 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 4.06, a quick ratio of 3.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $98.31 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of KTOS. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 1,389.0% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,707,776 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $247,409,000 after buying an additional 2,525,921 shares during the last quarter. Rovida Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the second quarter worth $82,315,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7,701.6% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,593,549 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $120,966,000 after acquiring an additional 1,573,123 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $104,807,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,086,494 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $236,268,000 after acquiring an additional 1,162,577 shares during the period. 75.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, Director Scot B. Jarvis sold 5,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.00, for a total value of $440,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 90,417 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,956,696. The trade was a 5.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.57, for a total value of $647,990.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 334,648 shares in the company, valued at approximately $30,978,365.36. This represents a 2.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last quarter, insiders sold 557,907 shares of company stock valued at $48,954,443. 2.37% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.