KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Trend channel, buy level and 3-month target. Information only, not financial advice.
Inside the channel · 12-month channel falling
Price is between the lines.
- 12-month channel
- US$35.30 – US$53.86 · falling, −58% a year
- Price in channel
- 26% (0% = floor, 100% = ceiling)
- Ceiling overhead
- US$53.86
- Turns bearish below
- US$35.43
What broke this trend
- The fall
- -71% from US$130.7216 Jan 2026 → 22 Oct 2026
- Whose problem it was
- This company7 of 16 Aerospace & Defense peers fell with it
- Does it resolve?
- Temporary falls like it have resolved on the record
- Regained so far
- 3%of what it lost
- What the record says
- 67% of 10 comparable falls came back, typically in 220 days measured on its own peer group
Fell -71% (16 Jan 2026 → 22 Oct 2026); regained 3% so far; company-specific.
Reported at the time: Stifel Maintains Buy on Kratos Defense & Security, Raises Price Target to $134 — 13 Jan 2026
Price history, with the path projected 3 months forward
Updated 1:08 AM ET (24 min ago)
- Daily close
- Upper trend line (12 months)
- Lower trend line (12 months)
- The same lines over the last 12 months
- Dashed after today: projected 3 months
- Our buy
- Our target
Suggested path
Buy now
US$40.24
last close · 2 Nov 2026
Our target
US$51.41
by 30 Jan 2027
Projected move
27.8%
gross, before costs
Last close is our buy.
Target: KTOS's usual move size.
This move size: reached in 68% of 8 past stretches, typically in 54 days. (0.37% per day)
6 settled calls · 5 reached target (83.3%) · average best move 12.1%. See the full record.
- Upper line touches
- 2
- Lower line touches
- 3
- Fit confidence
- 59%
- Fitted
- 2 Nov 2026
Company information
About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. primarily functions as a contractor for the United States Department of Defense. Its business operations are organized into two distinct divisions: Kratos Government Solutions and Unmanned Systems. The Kratos Government Solutions segment delivers a comprehensive suite of products and services, including advanced microwave electronics, solutions for space and satellite communications, specialized training and cybersecurity/warfare capabilities, C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) and modular systems, cutting-edge turbine technologies, and essential defense and rocket support services. Meanwhile, the Unmanned Systems division is dedicated to developing and supplying autonomous platforms, specifically unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems. Kratos caters to an extensive client base, which includes various national security organizations, the DoD, intelligence and classified agencies, international government bodies, and both domestic and global commercial enterprises. The company was established in 1994 and its corporate headquarters are located in San Diego, California.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Aerospace & Defense
- CEO
- Eric DeMarco
- Employees
- 4,300
- Country
- US
Scorecard
Our own scores from the fundamentals below (not Morningstar ratings).
- Valuation
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- Profitability
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Key statistics
- Market cap
- US$7.71B
- Enterprise value
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- Beta
- 1.11
- Avg volume
- 4.36M
- Revenue per share
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- Dividend yield
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- 52-week range
- 36.37-134
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
Key ratios
- P/E (TTM)
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- PEG
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- Price / sales
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- Price / book
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- EV / EBITDA
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- Gross margin
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- Operating margin
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- Net margin
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- Current ratio
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- Quick ratio
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- Debt / equity
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- Interest cover
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Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow
Trend lines are fitted to past swing highs and lows and may not continue. Information only, not financial advice.