With 4.22 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 2.16 million shares. The 52-week range on KTOS shows that it touched its highest point at $35.66 and its lowest point at $16.78 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $33.33. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.02.
Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of KTOS was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 10.16%, but this was down by -10.47% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 6.45% while six-month performance rose 37.79%. The stock gained 55.98% in the past year, while it has gained 10.16% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for KTOS yields 0.11 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.70. For the next quarter, that number is 0.09. This implies an EPS growth rate of 2.76% for this year and 39.59% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 18.60% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -1.16%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 151.09 million KTOS shares are outstanding with a float of 149.23 million shares on hand for trading.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for KTOS since 6 analysts follow the stock currently. There are 3 analysts who recommend BUY ratings, while 0 suggest SELL ratings. Of the remaining analysts, 2 believe that the stock is worth HOLDING, 1 give it an OVERWEIGHT rating, and 0 thinks that it’s UNDERWEIGHT. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy. Analysts have provided yearly estimates in a range of $0.49769 being high and $0.40628 being low. For KTOS, this leads to a yearly average estimate of $0.46722. Based on analyst estimates, the high estimate for the next quarter is $0.17 and the low estimate is $0.07. The average estimate for the next quarter is thus $0.11.
