Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Sells 65,975 Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lessened its holdings in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) by 31.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 142,407 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 65,975 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH’s holdings in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions were worth $13,012,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions during the third quarter worth about $32,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 64.4% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,315 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 515 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 129.0% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 893 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 503 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.92% of the company’s stock.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Down 3.0%

KTOS stock opened at $110.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 4.30 and a quick ratio of 3.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 849.22 and a beta of 1.09. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $23.90 and a fifty-two week high of $134.00. The business has a 50-day moving average of $86.80 and a 200-day moving average of $78.35.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a return on equity of 3.14% and a net margin of 1.56%.The firm had revenue of $347.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $323.01 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 26.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reiterated a buy on KTOS, supporting investor confidence in the company’s growth trajectory and helping underpin demand for the shares. Goldman Sachs remains a buy on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and trade press are pointing to renewed U.S. defense priorities — a sector tailwind that benefits KTOS given its defense contracting exposure and could support higher government spending. 3 Stocks Positioned to Gain From Renewed U.S. Defense Priorities
• Positive Sentiment: Noble Financial raised its FY2026 EPS forecast for KTOS and keeps an Outperform rating — an earnings-upgrade signal that supports a constructive medium-term outlook. Noble Financial raises FY2026 EPS estimate for Kratos (MarketBeat summary)
• Neutral Sentiment: Noble also published a Q1 earnings estimate update — incremental analyst modeling that investors may use to refine near-term expectations but not a major directional catalyst by itself. Q1 Earnings Estimate for KTOS Issued By Noble Financial
• Neutral Sentiment: Piper Sandler initiated coverage of KTOS with a neutral rating (new coverage can increase attention and trading volume but signals neither clear buy nor sell). Piper Sandler initiates coverage of Kratos with neutral recommendation
• Neutral Sentiment: Separately, market commentary is reassessing KTOS valuation after its recent share-price run — useful context for investors sizing positions but not an immediate transaction trigger. Assessing Kratos Valuation After Recent Share Price Surge
• Negative Sentiment: Follow-up coverage noted Piper Sandler’s $99 price target, implying downside from current levels — a concrete figure that may cap upside in the near term and weigh on sentiment. Piper Sandler PT and notes on KTOS
• Negative Sentiment: Articles highlight stretched valuation and suggest options strategies as alternatives — commentary that can prompt profit-taking or caution among growth-oriented investors. Kratos Defense: Stretched Valuation (Seeking Alpha)
• Negative Sentiment: Management remarks in Q4 were portrayed as weighing on sentiment in a fund manager letter — specific execution/communication issues can pressure short-term trading. Management remarks weighed on KTOS in Q4 (InsiderMonkey)

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news, 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 sale, the insider directly owned 26,487 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,092,092.38. The trade was a 38.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Eric M. Demarco sold 200,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.09, for a total transaction of $14,818,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,196,237 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $88,629,199.33. This represents a 14.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 911,815 shares of company stock valued at $74,226,491 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 2.37% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on KTOS. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $93.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. JMP Securities upped their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $70.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Truist Financial set a $135.00 price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a research note on Friday, January 9th. B. Riley boosted their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $105.00 to $128.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their price objective on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $74.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $93.06.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

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.