Eisler Capital Management Ltd. Has $1.86 Million Holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. increased its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 98.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,634 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 31,134 shares during the quarter. Eisler Capital Management Ltd.’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $1,861,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in KTOS. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 17,431 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 1,791 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 80,760 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,130,000 after acquiring an additional 4,377 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,798,339 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $47,440,000 after acquiring an additional 35,223 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank increased its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 126,501 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,337,000 after acquiring an additional 8,234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the 4th quarter worth approximately $151,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

In related news, insider Steven S. Fendley sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.58, for a total transaction of $473,060.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 346,441 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,412,482.78. This represents a 1.98% 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, CFO Deanna H. Lund sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.10, for a total value of $325,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 313,327 shares in the company, valued at $20,397,587.70. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 82,986 shares of company stock valued at $4,159,798 over the last ninety days. 2.37% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:KTOS opened at $67.92 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 679.27 and a beta of 1.04. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $20.83 and a 1 year high of $72.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 4.43 and a quick ratio of 3.88. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.68 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.66.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The aerospace company reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $351.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $305.67 million. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.10% and a net margin of 1.20%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $44.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, June 30th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $38.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 27th. Citigroup reissued a “market outperform” rating on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Benchmark lifted their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, BTIG Research raised Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $80.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, August 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $57.64.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions.