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Kratos Defense & Security Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:KTOS | Benzinga
Kratos Defense & Security Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Kratos Defense & Security Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Truist Securities
Stifel
Benchmark
Noble Capital Markets
JP Morgan
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Kratos Defense & Security
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/27/2025 | Buy Now | — | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli84% | $38 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/24/2025 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Jonathan Siegmann53% | → $52 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/23/2025 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $40 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2025 | Buy Now | — | Noble Capital Markets | Joe Gomes46% | $38 → $44 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/16/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $33 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | $35 → $38 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $38 → $40 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | — | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli84% | $32 → $38 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/21/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $27 → $33 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | $37 → $32 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $24 → $27 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Trevor Walsh88% | $30 → $40 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | — | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli84% | $27 → $32 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2024 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu72% | $25 → $30 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Trevor Walsh88% | $27 → $30 | Maintains | Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | — | B. Riley Securities | Mike Crawford79% | $24 → $26 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Trevor Walsh88% | $27 → $27 | Reiterates | Market Outperform → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli84% | $25 → $27 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $22 → $35 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | BTIG | Andre Madrid74% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | $23 → $24 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $20 → $23 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | JMP Securities | Trevor Walsh88% | → $27 | Initiates | → Market Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $20 → $27 | Upgrade | Outperform → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu72% | $22 → $20 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $20 → $25 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak67% | $15 → $17 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | $23 → $23 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli84% | $20 → $25 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2023 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | $20 → $20 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | $17 → $20 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | $18 → $20 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/05/2023 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | → $20 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/31/2023 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | → $20 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $15 → $18 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | Brian Gesuale74% | → $17 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert75% | → $15 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2023 | Buy Now | — | Benchmark | Josh Sullivan87% | → $20 | Reiterates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/24/2023 | Buy Now | — | Canaccord Genuity | Austin Moeller45% | $11.5 → $14 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2022 | Buy Now | — | Canaccord Genuity | Ken Herbert75% | $20 → $11.5 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/12/2022 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak67% | $17 → $15 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | — | Jefferies | Sheila Kahyaoglu72% | $16 → $12 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) stock?
The latest price target for Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ:KTOS) was reported by Truist Securities on June 27, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $52.00 expecting KTOS to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.61% upside). 21 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS)?
The latest analyst rating for Kratos Defense & Security (NASDAQ:KTOS) was provided by Truist Securities, and Kratos Defense & Security maintained their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS)?
The last upgrade for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc happened on April 26, 2024 when Raymond James raised their price target to $27. Raymond James previously had an outperform for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS)?
The last downgrade for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc happened on October 30, 2024 when B. Riley Securities changed their price target from $24 to $26 for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Kratos Defense & Security, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Kratos Defense & Security was filed on June 27, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 27, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) rating was a maintained with a price target of $38.00 to $52.00. The current price Kratos Defense & Security (KTOS) is trading at is $45.37, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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