KTOS

Kratos Defense Security SolutionsC

Nasdaq / Capital Goods

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Execution on contract wins, visible backlog growth and margin leverage drive multiple expansion; successful delivery of key unmanned and payload programs pushes valuation toward the analyst high.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Sentiment

What changed

Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta 0.0.

What can break

Defense budget shifts or procurement pacing changes

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

100

Setup hits (3d)

— · Net —

AI TargetsBase $101.00 · Bull $150.00 · Bear $60.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-02-24 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net —

Target $106.33

Why

Momentum6 · Δ7d +1.2

Value39 · Δ7d +0.1

Sentiment100 · Δ7d 0.0

So what

Balanced signals. Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Setup hits not loaded

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Load setup hits

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+1.2

Δ21d

-0.2

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.1

Δ21d

+0.1

Sentiment

100

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

0.0

Δ21d

0.0

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 5.9 / Value 38.8 / Sentiment 100.0

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$8.63B

Beta

1.08

Shares Out

187.52M

P/E (TTM)

737.8

P/S (TTM)

11.82

P/FCF (TTM) · Derived

-58.78

Rev YoY

+22.6%

EPS YoY

+130.2%

Gross Margin

+21.9%

Op Margin

+1.6%

Net Debt

-$414.8M

Current Ratio

5.63

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology