Kratos Defense Security Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

KTOS Stock  USD 26.95  0.29  1.06%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your typical level of risk aversion, our recommendation regarding Kratos Defense Security is 'Not Rated'. A buy or sell recommendation provided by Macroaxis is an automated directive regarding whether to purchase or sell Kratos Defense Security given historical horizon and risk tolerance towards Kratos Defense. When Macroaxis issues a 'buy' or 'sell' recommendation for Kratos Defense Security, the advice is generated through an automated system that utilizes algorithms and statistical models.
  
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Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell Kratos DefenseBuy Kratos Defense
Cautious Hold

Market Performance

OKDetails

Volatility

Out of controlDetails

Hype Condition

Under hypedDetails

Current Valuation

UndervaluedDetails

Odds Of Distress

LowDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Moves indifferently to market movesDetails

Investor Sentiment

AlarmedDetails

Analyst Consensus

BuyDetails

Financial Leverage

Not RatedDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

UnavailableDetails
For the selected time horizon Kratos Defense Security has a Mean Deviation of 1.83, Semi Deviation of 2.28, Standard Deviation of 2.61, Variance of 6.8, Downside Variance of 6.57 and Semi Variance of 5.22
Our advice module complements current analysts and expert consensus on Kratos Defense Security. It analyzes the company potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available at the time. To make sure Kratos Defense Security is not overpriced, please verify all Kratos Defense Security fundamentals, including its shares owned by institutions, debt to equity, retained earnings, as well as the relationship between the gross profit and price to earnings to growth . Given that Kratos Defense Security has a price to earning of 13.62 X, we recommend you to check Kratos Defense market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself in the current economic cycle given your last-minute risk tolerance and investing horizon.

Kratos Defense Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

The company reported the previous year's revenue of 1.04 B. Net Loss for the year was (8.9 M) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 226 M.
Over 88.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors
Latest headline from simplywall.st: Kratos Defense Security Solutions, Inc.s PS Is On The Mark

Kratos Defense Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of Kratos Defense's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of Kratos Defense's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of Kratos Defense daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use Kratos Defense Security price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of Kratos Defense returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for Kratos Defense.
Mean Return
0.32
Value At Risk
-3.43
Potential Upside
4.37
Standard Deviation
2.61
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of Kratos Defense historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

Kratos Stock Institutional Investors

The Kratos Defense's institutional investors refer to entities that pool money to purchase Kratos Defense's securities or originate loans. These institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds.
Shares
Franklin Resources Inc2024-09-30
2.8 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-06-30
2.8 M
Westwood Holdings Group Inc2024-09-30
2.7 M
American Capital Management Inc2024-09-30
2.7 M
Loomis, Sayles & Company Lp2024-06-30
2.6 M
Nikko Asset Management Americas Inc2024-06-30
2.6 M
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc2024-09-30
2.4 M
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc2024-09-30
1.9 M
Rovida Advisors Inc.2024-09-30
1.8 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
14 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
12.9 M
Note, although Kratos Defense's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Kratos Defense Cash Flow Accounts

201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Change In Cash(10.4M)208.9M(32.1M)(268.1M)(8.5M)(8.1M)
Free Cash Flow3.7M10.7M(15.7M)(71.1M)12.8M13.4M
Depreciation35.1M34M34.7M40.9M44.7M24.7M
Other Non Cash Items200K3.8M(1.6M)18.3M12.8M14.2M
Capital Expenditures26.3M35.9M46.5M45.4M52.4M55.0M
Net Income12.6M79.4M(1.6M)(33.2M)(8.9M)(9.3M)
End Period Cash Flow172.6M381.5M349.4M81.3M72.8M88.0M
Change To Netincome7M(55.3M)23.2M36.1M32.5M34.1M
Change To Inventory2M(4.6M)(5.3M)(23.8M)(29.6M)(28.1M)
Change Receivables(11.6M)(3.7M)2.6M(4.9M)(4.4M)(4.6M)
Net Borrowings(500K)4.5M(6.1M)(55.6M)(63.9M)(67.1M)
Investments(43.7M)(87.3M)(52.1M)(177.4M)(35M)(36.8M)

Kratos Defense Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to Kratos Defense or Aerospace & Defense sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that Kratos Defense's price will be affected by overall stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a Kratos stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
0.15
β
Beta against Dow Jones1.42
σ
Overall volatility
2.60
Ir
Information ratio 0.07

Kratos Defense Volatility Alert

Kratos Defense Security currently demonstrates below-average downside deviation. It has Information Ratio of 0.07 and Jensen Alpha of 0.15. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Kratos Defense's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Kratos Defense's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

Kratos Defense Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Kratos Defense's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Kratos Defense's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Kratos Defense and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Kratos Defense or determine the stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Kratos Defense's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Kratos Defense by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Kratos Defense to competition
FundamentalsKratos DefensePeer Average
Return On Equity0.0154-0.31
Return On Asset0.0137-0.14
Profit Margin0.01 %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.02 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation3.99 B16.62 B
Shares Outstanding151.07 M571.82 M
Shares Owned By Insiders1.81 %10.09 %
Shares Owned By Institutions88.34 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted3.93 M4.71 M
Price To Earning13.62 X28.72 X
Price To Book3.03 X9.51 X
Price To Sales3.61 X11.42 X
Revenue1.04 B9.43 B
Gross Profit226 M27.38 B
EBITDA79.5 M3.9 B
Net Income(8.9 M)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents142.4 M2.7 B
Cash Per Share1.13 X5.01 X
Total Debt321.4 M5.32 B
Debt To Equity0.42 %48.70 %
Current Ratio2.74 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share8.89 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations65.2 M971.22 M
Short Ratio3.78 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share0.10 X3.12 X
Price To Earnings To Growth34.12 X4.89 X
Target Price27.18
Number Of Employees3.9 K18.84 K
Beta1.02-0.15
Market Capitalization4.07 B19.03 B
Total Asset1.63 B29.47 B
Retained Earnings(680.2 M)9.33 B
Working Capital301.7 M1.48 B
Note: Disposition of 6000 shares by Deanna Lund of Kratos Defense at 22.4078 subject to Rule 16b-3 [view details]

Kratos Defense Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as Kratos . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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