Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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KTOS Stock Forecast


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $27.50 (represents a 22.28% upside from KTOS’s last price of $22.49) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 7 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

KTOS Price Target


The average price target for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is $27.50 based on 1-year price targets from 7 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $32.00 to $24.00. This represents a potential 22.28% upside from KTOS's last price of $22.49.

KTOS Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 7 Wall Street analysts, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for KTOS stock is 1 'Strong Buy' (14.29%), 4 'Buy' (57.14%), 2 'Hold' (28.57%), 0 'Sell' (0.00%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Jun 03, 2024Ken HerbertRBC Capital$24.00$21.7410.40%6.71%
May 28, 2024Trevor WalshJMP Securities$27.00$21.5425.35%20.05%
Apr 26, 2024Brian GesualeRaymond James$27.00$17.2856.25%20.05%
Jul 25, 2021Mike CrawfordB.Riley Financial$32.00$27.3017.22%42.29%
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The latest Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock forecast, released on Jun 03, 2024 by Ken Herbert from RBC Capital, set a price target of $24.00, which represents a 10.40% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($21.74), and a 6.71% increase from KTOS last price ($22.49).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Target by Period


1M3M12M
# Anlaysts--3
Avg Price Target--$26.00
Last Closing Price$22.49$22.49$22.49
Upside/Downside-100.00%-100.00%15.61%

In the current month, the average price target of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's last price of $22.49. This month's average price target is down NaN% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Sep 13, 2024BenchmarkBuyBuyHold
Jun 25, 2024BTIG-NeutralInitialise
Jun 03, 2024RBC CapitalOutperformOutperformHold
May 28, 2024JMP Securities-OutperformInitialise
May 28, 2024JMP Securities-Market OutperformInitialise
Apr 26, 2024Raymond James-Strong BuyUpgrade
Feb 24, 2023Canaccord GenuityHoldBuyUpgrade
Nov 04, 2022Canaccord Genuity-HoldDowngrade
Oct 12, 2022National Securities Corporation-NeutralInitialise
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's last stock rating was published by Benchmark on Sep 13, 2024. The company gave KTOS a "Buy" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Financial Forecast


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue------------$273.80M$274.60M$256.90M$231.80M$249.30M$228.60M$224.20M$196.20M$211.60M$200.60M$205.10M$194.20M$206.40M$202.00M$170.40M$168.90M$185.10M$184.10M
Avg Forecast$369.80M$359.30M$342.80M$331.30M$338.09M$321.92M$315.93M$299.66M$290.69M$276.81M$276.08M$250.48M$256.30M$251.26M$235.93M$222.97M$242.08M$226.81M$210.20M$197.12M$208.47M$203.72M$198.95M$189.80M$217.15M$199.05M$165.18M$164.28M$197.34M$184.29M
High Forecast$373.54M$362.93M$346.26M$334.65M$341.51M$325.17M$319.12M$302.68M$293.62M$278.56M$278.87M$253.01M$269.30M$257.65M$238.31M$225.22M$244.53M$229.10M$215.40M$201.99M$213.63M$208.77M$203.87M$194.49M$222.52M$203.98M$169.26M$168.34M$202.22M$188.85M
Low Forecast$365.53M$355.15M$338.84M$327.48M$334.19M$318.20M$312.28M$296.20M$287.33M$275.35M$272.89M$247.59M$245.78M$247.66M$233.20M$220.40M$239.29M$224.19M$208.11M$195.16M$206.40M$201.70M$196.97M$187.91M$214.99M$197.07M$163.53M$162.64M$195.38M$182.46M
# Analysts644643744973611595447551075889127
Surprise %------------1.07%1.09%1.09%1.04%1.03%1.01%1.07%1.00%1.02%0.98%1.03%1.02%0.95%1.01%1.03%1.03%0.94%1.00%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 3 analysts is $250.48M, with a low forecast of $247.59M, and a high forecast of $253.01M. KTOS's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -8.52% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $273.80M (Dec 23).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts644643744973611595447551075889127
EBITDA------------$11.70M$12.20M$6.70M$11.70M$8.90M$7.10M$13.70M$9.10M$16.70M$17.50M$12.50M$13.60M$17.70M$21.50M$11.50M$13.00M$20.90M$19.70M
Avg Forecast$29.50M$28.66M$27.35M$26.43M$26.97M$25.68M$25.20M$23.90M$23.19M$22.08M$22.02M$-6.26M$20.45M$20.04M$18.82M$-5.69M$19.31M$10.59M$16.77M$-5.17M$16.63M$16.25M$15.87M$10.88M$17.32M$15.88M$13.18M$9.29M$15.74M$14.70M
High Forecast$29.80M$28.95M$27.62M$26.70M$27.24M$25.94M$25.46M$24.15M$23.42M$22.22M$22.25M$-5.00M$21.48M$20.55M$19.01M$-4.55M$19.51M$12.71M$17.18M$-4.14M$17.04M$16.65M$16.26M$13.06M$17.75M$16.27M$13.50M$11.14M$16.13M$15.07M
Low Forecast$29.16M$28.33M$27.03M$26.12M$26.66M$25.38M$24.91M$23.63M$22.92M$21.97M$21.77M$-7.51M$19.61M$19.76M$18.60M$-6.82M$19.09M$8.47M$16.60M$-6.20M$16.47M$16.09M$15.71M$8.70M$17.15M$15.72M$13.05M$7.43M$15.59M$14.56M
Surprise %------------0.57%0.61%0.36%-2.06%0.46%0.67%0.82%-1.76%1.00%1.08%0.79%1.25%1.02%1.35%0.87%1.40%1.33%1.34%

3 analysts predict KTOS's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $-6.26M, with a high of $-5.00M and a low of $-7.51M. This is -153.47% lower than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $11.70M.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts644643744973611595447551075889127
Net Income------------$5.60M$-1.60M$-2.70M$-5.80M$-5.10M$-8.00M$-5.30M$-15.70M$-1.50M$-2.40M$1.10M$1.90M$78.10M$2.40M$-700.00K$-200.00K$3.00M$2.50M
Avg Forecast$30.70M$27.63M$24.56M$21.49M$26.09M$22.77M$21.71M$17.10M$18.44M$12.83M$13.06M$-21.16M$14.08M$13.32M$8.70M$-19.24M$11.75M$-1.45M$6.14M$-17.49M$14.46M$-320.51K$-1.53M$1.52M$6.33M$4.61M-$-142.86K$8.81M$5.37M
High Forecast$31.10M$27.99M$24.88M$21.77M$26.44M$23.07M$22.00M$17.33M$18.69M$19.24M$13.23M$-16.93M$19.36M$19.24M$8.82M$-15.39M$11.91M$-1.16M$6.34M$-13.99M$14.93M$-316.37K$-1.52M$1.82M$6.54M$4.75M-$-114.28K$9.10M$5.55M
Low Forecast$30.24M$27.22M$24.19M$21.17M$25.70M$22.43M$21.38M$16.85M$18.17M$4.81M$12.87M$-25.40M$10.56M$8.88M$8.57M$-23.09M$11.58M$-1.74M$6.06M$-20.99M$14.27M$-330.82K$-1.58M$1.22M$6.25M$4.55M-$-171.43K$8.70M$5.30M
Surprise %------------0.40%-0.12%-0.31%0.30%-0.43%5.51%-0.86%0.90%-0.10%7.49%-0.72%1.25%12.33%0.52%-1.40%0.34%0.47%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $-21.16M, with a range of $-25.40M to $-16.93M. KTOS's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -477.91% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $5.60M (Dec 23).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts644643744973611595447551075889127
SG&A------------$47.40M$50.90M$47.30M$44.80M$43.50M$48.50M$44.50M$43.30M$42.30M$41.80M$38.20M$37.90M$37.30M$36.30M$36.00M$34.90M$33.10M$32.50M
Avg Forecast$66.53M$64.64M$61.67M$59.60M$60.83M$57.92M$56.84M$53.91M$52.30M$49.80M$49.67M$57.63M$46.11M$45.20M$42.45M$52.39M$43.55M$25.29M$37.82M$47.63M$37.51M$36.65M$35.79M$30.32M$39.07M$35.81M$29.72M$24.93M$35.50M$33.16M
High Forecast$67.20M$65.29M$62.30M$60.21M$61.44M$58.50M$57.41M$54.46M$52.82M$50.12M$50.17M$69.16M$48.45M$46.35M$42.87M$62.87M$43.99M$30.35M$38.75M$57.16M$38.43M$37.56M$36.68M$36.38M$40.03M$36.70M$30.45M$29.91M$36.38M$33.98M
Low Forecast$65.76M$63.89M$60.96M$58.92M$60.12M$57.25M$56.18M$53.29M$51.69M$49.54M$49.10M$46.11M$44.22M$44.56M$41.96M$41.91M$43.05M$20.23M$37.44M$38.10M$37.13M$36.29M$35.44M$24.26M$38.68M$35.45M$29.42M$19.94M$35.15M$32.83M
Surprise %------------1.03%1.13%1.11%0.86%1.00%1.92%1.18%0.91%1.13%1.14%1.07%1.25%0.95%1.01%1.21%1.40%0.93%0.98%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $57.63M, based on 3 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $46.11M to $69.16M. The forecast indicates a 21.59% rise compared to KTOS last annual SG&A of $47.40M (Dec 23).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts644643744973611595447551075889127
EPS------------$0.04$-0.01$-0.02$-0.05$-0.04$-0.06$-0.04$-0.12$-0.01$-0.02$0.01$0.02$0.63$0.02$-0.01$-0.00$0.03$0.02
Avg Forecast$0.20$0.18$0.16$0.14$0.17$0.15$0.14$0.11$0.12$0.08$0.09$0.05$0.09$0.09$0.06$0.04$0.08$0.07$0.04$0.02$0.09$-0.00$-0.01$-0.02$0.04$0.03--$0.06$0.04
High Forecast$0.20$0.18$0.16$0.14$0.17$0.15$0.14$0.11$0.12$0.13$0.09$0.05$0.13$0.13$0.06$0.04$0.08$0.07$0.04$0.02$0.10$-0.00$-0.01$-0.02$0.04$0.03--$0.06$0.04
Low Forecast$0.20$0.18$0.16$0.14$0.17$0.15$0.14$0.11$0.12$0.03$0.08$0.05$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.04$0.08$0.07$0.04$0.02$0.09$-0.00$-0.01$-0.02$0.04$0.03--$0.06$0.03
Surprise %------------0.46%-0.14%-0.37%-1.02%-0.52%-0.89%-1.05%-7.47%-0.13%9.58%-1.00%-0.94%15.27%0.67%--2.77%0.52%0.57%

According to 3 Wall Street analysts, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $0.05, with a low estimate of $0.05 and a high estimate of $0.05. This represents a 20.07% increase compared to KTOS previous annual EPS of $0.04 (Dec 23).

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
EVEXEve$2.87$6.75135.19%Buy
SPRSpirit AeroSystems$33.27$45.9238.02%Hold
KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions$22.49$27.5022.28%Buy
AIRAAR$67.64$80.0018.27%Buy
HXLHexcel$60.84$69.8214.76%Hold
MRCYMercury Systems$38.02$43.3313.97%Buy
LHXL3Harris$229.77$245.806.98%Buy
CWCurtiss-Wright$309.95$310.000.02%Buy
GDGeneral Dynamics$304.80$301.14-1.20%Buy
NOCNorthrop Grumman$519.78$490.58-5.62%Hold
HEIHEICO$259.35$243.80-6.00%Buy
HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries$261.55$244.83-6.39%Hold
RTXRTX$119.12$108.65-8.79%Buy
LMTLockheed Martin$569.91$512.22-10.12%Buy
AXONAxon Enterprise$379.61$334.17-11.97%Buy
HWMHowmet Aerospace$95.28$75.88-20.36%Buy
ERJEmbraer$36.95$27.00-26.93%Buy
MOG-AMoog$196.88$131.00-33.46%Buy

KTOS Forecast FAQ


Yes, according to 7 Wall Street analysts, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 1 'Strong Buy' and 4 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 71.43% of KTOS's total ratings.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) average price target is $27.5 with a range of $24 to $32, implying a 22.28% from its last price of $22.49. The data is based on 7 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for KTOS stock, the company can go up by 22.28% (from the last price of $22.49 to the average price target of $27.5), up by 42.29% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 6.71% based on the lowest stock price target.

KTOS's highest twelve months analyst stock price target of $32 supports the claim that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions can reach $30 in the near future.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $1.28B (high $1.29B, low $1.26B), average EBITDA is $101.76M (high $102.79M, low $100.58M), average net income is $87.68M (high $88.83M, low $86.36M), average SG&A $229.49M (high $231.81M, low $226.84M), and average EPS is $0.571 (high $0.579, low $0.563). KTOS's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $1.4B (high $1.42B, low $1.39B), average EBITDA is $111.94M (high $113.07M, low $110.65M), average net income is $104.38M (high $105.75M, low $102.81M), average SG&A $252.45M (high $255M, low $249.53M), and average EPS is $0.68 (high $0.689, low $0.67).

Based on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $898.3M, beating the average analysts forecast of $876.21M by 2.52%. Apple's EBITDA was $46.4M, beating the average prediction of $41.5M by 11.81%. The company's net income was $-34.1M, beating the average estimation of $-1.049M by 3152.25%. Apple's SG&A was $169.6M, beating the average forecast of $154.29M by 9.92%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.27, missing the average prediction of $0.204 by -232.58%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's revenue was $273.8M, beating the average analysts' forecast of $256.3M by 6.83%. The company's EBITDA was $11.7M, missing the average prediction of $20.45M by -42.78%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's net income was $5.6M, missing the average estimation of $14.08M by -60.22%. The company's SG&A was $47.4M, beating the average forecast of $46.11M by 2.79%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.0424, missing the average prediction of $0.0917 by -53.77%