Kratos Defense Ownership

KTOS Stock  USD 44.66  1.38  3.19%   
Kratos Defense Security maintains a total of 168.38 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Kratos Defense outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in Kratos Defense Security to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Kratos Defense Security. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Kratos Defense as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company has, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1999-03-31
Previous Quarter
154.7 M
Current Value
156.2 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
53.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
50.5 M
 
Dot-com Bubble
 
Housing Crash
 
Credit Downgrade
 
Yuan Drop
 
Covid
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Kratos Defense Security. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in persons.

Kratos Stock Ownership Analysis

About 96.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company had not issued any dividends in recent years. Kratos Defense Security had 1:10 split on the 11th of September 2009. Kratos Defense Security Solutions, Inc. operates as a government contractor of the U.S. Kratos Defense Security Solutions, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Kratos Defns operates under Aerospace Defense classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 3300 people. To find out more about Kratos Defense Security contact Eric DeMarco at 858 812 7300 or learn more at https://www.kratosdefense.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Kratos Defense also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Kratos Defense's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Kratos Defense's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Kratos Defense Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

2 Billion

Only 1.9% of Kratos Defense Security are currently held by insiders. Unlike Kratos Defense's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Kratos Defense's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Kratos Defense's insider trades

Kratos Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Kratos Defense is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Kratos Defense Security backward and forwards among themselves. Kratos Defense's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Kratos Defense's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Ubs Group Ag2025-03-31
M
Van Eck Associates Corporation2025-03-31
2.7 M
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc2025-03-31
2.6 M
American Capital Management Inc2025-03-31
2.6 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2025-03-31
2.5 M
Loomis, Sayles & Company Lp2025-03-31
2.4 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-03-31
2.4 M
Hood River Capital Management Llc2025-03-31
2.4 M
Amvescap Plc.2025-03-31
2.4 M
Blackrock Inc2025-03-31
24.7 M
Vanguard Group Inc2025-03-31
16.4 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 Security Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Kratos Defense insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Kratos Defense's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Kratos Defense insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
David Carter over a month ago
Disposition of 4000 shares by David Carter of Kratos Defense at 37.7465 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Steven Fendley over a month ago
Disposition of 7000 shares by Steven Fendley of Kratos Defense at 37.0546 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Boyd Bradley L over a month ago
Disposition of 10000 shares by Boyd Bradley L of Kratos Defense subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Phillip Carrai over two months ago
Disposition of 6000 shares by Phillip Carrai of Kratos Defense at 32.9926 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
David Carter over three months ago
Disposition of 4000 shares by David Carter of Kratos Defense at 29.2785 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Eric DeMarco over three months ago
Disposition of 19675 shares by Eric DeMarco of Kratos Defense at 29.52 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Phillip Carrai over three months ago
Disposition of 7516 shares by Phillip Carrai of Kratos Defense at 29.52 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Adelman Jonah over three months ago
Acquisition by Adelman Jonah of 5000 shares of Kratos Defense subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Eric DeMarco over three months ago
Acquisition by Eric DeMarco of 9500 shares of Kratos Defense at 26.3497 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Steven Fendley over three months ago
Disposition of 20000 shares by Steven Fendley of Kratos Defense subject to Rule 16b-3
 
David Carter over three months ago
Disposition of 4000 shares by David Carter of Kratos Defense at 32.8798 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Steven Fendley over three months ago
Disposition of 7000 shares by Steven Fendley of Kratos Defense at 33.156 subject to Rule 16b-3

Kratos Defense Outstanding Bonds

Kratos Defense issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Kratos Defense Security uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Kratos bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Kratos Defense Security has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Thematic Opportunities

Explore Investment Opportunities

Build portfolios using Macroaxis predefined set of investing ideas. Many of Macroaxis investing ideas can easily outperform a given market. Ideas can also be optimized per your risk profile before portfolio origination is invoked. Macroaxis thematic optimization helps investors identify companies most likely to benefit from changes or shifts in various micro-economic or local macro-level trends. Originating optimal thematic portfolios involves aligning investors' personal views, ideas, and beliefs with their actual investments.
Explore Investing Ideas  

Additional Tools for Kratos Stock Analysis

When running Kratos Defense's price analysis, check to measure Kratos Defense's market volatility, profitability, liquidity, solvency, efficiency, growth potential, financial leverage, and other vital indicators. We have many different tools that can be utilized to determine how healthy Kratos Defense is operating at the current time. Most of Kratos Defense's value examination focuses on studying past and present price action to predict the probability of Kratos Defense's future price movements. You can analyze the entity against its peers and the financial market as a whole to determine factors that move Kratos Defense's price. Additionally, you may evaluate how the addition of Kratos Defense to your portfolios can decrease your overall portfolio volatility.