Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

KTOS stock score: 46/100

$38.74 · -0.56% · Scored Oct 21, 2026

Technical
38
Fundamental
54
News
41

The reading

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) scores 46 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 28% of Industrials stocks and 32% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 38, fundamentals 54.

Among the fundamentals, Fair Value at 100 and Quick Ratio at 100 score highest, while Institutional Ownership at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 19 and contrarian oscillators 64 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

News sentiment is neutral at 41; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 45 to 67, and it is down 20 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward KTOS’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

54

Pulling it up

  • Fair Value100

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

  • Quick Ratio100

    Quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

Holding it back

  • Institutional Ownership0

    Institutional ownership measures the percentage held by professional investors.

  • EV/EBITDA0

    EV/EBITDA compares the whole company's value, debt included, with its operating earnings before depreciation.

  • Trailing P/E0

    Trailing P/E ratio uses the last 12 months of actual earnings.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

23

Pulling it up

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • RSI (14)89

    Relative Strength Index (14-period) measures momentum by comparing recent gains to losses.

  • Bollinger Bands (20)87

    Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.

Holding it back

  • S&P 500 52W Comparison0

    S&P 500 52-week comparison evaluates the stock's annual performance relative to the broader market.

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • 52-Week Change0

    The price change over the last 52 weeks.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
41

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly411
Daily233
Weekly292
Monthly532
Quarterly542

Composite score, last 90 days

05010046Jul 25, 2026Oct 21, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 66Jul 26, 2026: 66Jul 27, 2026: 67Jul 28, 2026: 66Jul 29, 2026: 65Jul 30, 2026: 65Jul 31, 2026: 66Aug 2, 2026: 51Aug 3, 2026: 53Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 54Aug 7, 2026: 55Aug 8, 2026: 56Aug 9, 2026: 56Aug 10, 2026: 56Aug 11, 2026: 57Aug 12, 2026: 57Aug 13, 2026: 56Aug 14, 2026: 57Aug 15, 2026: 57Aug 16, 2026: 57Aug 17, 2026: 56Aug 18, 2026: 55Aug 19, 2026: 54Aug 20, 2026: 52Aug 22, 2026: 53Aug 23, 2026: 53Aug 24, 2026: 49Aug 25, 2026: 49Aug 26, 2026: 50Aug 27, 2026: 51Aug 28, 2026: 50Aug 29, 2026: 50Aug 30, 2026: 49Aug 31, 2026: 48Sep 1, 2026: 49Sep 2, 2026: 48Sep 3, 2026: 48Sep 4, 2026: 48Sep 5, 2026: 48Sep 6, 2026: 48Sep 7, 2026: 48Sep 8, 2026: 50Sep 9, 2026: 47Sep 10, 2026: 48Sep 11, 2026: 48Sep 12, 2026: 48Sep 13, 2026: 48Sep 14, 2026: 48Sep 15, 2026: 48Sep 16, 2026: 48Sep 17, 2026: 49Sep 18, 2026: 48Sep 19, 2026: 49Sep 20, 2026: 49Sep 21, 2026: 50Sep 22, 2026: 49Sep 23, 2026: 47Sep 24, 2026: 48Sep 25, 2026: 47Sep 26, 2026: 47Sep 27, 2026: 47Sep 28, 2026: 47Sep 29, 2026: 46Sep 30, 2026: 46Oct 1, 2026: 47Oct 2, 2026: 47Oct 3, 2026: 47Oct 4, 2026: 47Oct 5, 2026: 46Oct 6, 2026: 48Oct 7, 2026: 46Oct 8, 2026: 46Oct 9, 2026: 47Oct 10, 2026: 47Oct 11, 2026: 47Oct 12, 2026: 47Oct 13, 2026: 46Oct 14, 2026: 45Oct 15, 2026: 46Oct 16, 2026: 47Oct 17, 2026: 47Oct 18, 2026: 47Oct 19, 2026: 46Oct 20, 2026: 46Oct 21, 2026: 46
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 21, 202646
Oct 20, 202646
Oct 19, 202646
Oct 18, 202647
Oct 17, 202647
Oct 16, 202647
Oct 15, 202646
Oct 14, 202645
Oct 13, 202646
Oct 12, 202647
Oct 11, 202647
Oct 10, 202647
Oct 9, 202647
Oct 8, 202646
Oct 7, 202646
Oct 6, 202648
Oct 5, 202646
Oct 4, 202647
Oct 3, 202647
Oct 2, 202647
Oct 1, 202647
Sep 30, 202646
Sep 29, 202646
Sep 28, 202647
Sep 27, 202647
Sep 26, 202647
Sep 25, 202647
Sep 24, 202648
Sep 23, 202647
Sep 22, 202649
Sep 21, 202650
Sep 20, 202649
Sep 19, 202649
Sep 18, 202648
Sep 17, 202649
Sep 16, 202648
Sep 15, 202648
Sep 14, 202648
Sep 13, 202648
Sep 12, 202648
Sep 11, 202648
Sep 10, 202648
Sep 9, 202647
Sep 8, 202650
Sep 7, 202648
Sep 6, 202648
Sep 5, 202648
Sep 4, 202648
Sep 3, 202648
Sep 2, 202648
Sep 1, 202649
Aug 31, 202648
Aug 30, 202649
Aug 29, 202650
Aug 28, 202650
Aug 27, 202651
Aug 26, 202650
Aug 25, 202649
Aug 24, 202649
Aug 23, 202653
Aug 22, 202653
Aug 20, 202652
Aug 19, 202654
Aug 18, 202655
Aug 17, 202656
Aug 16, 202657
Aug 15, 202657
Aug 14, 202657
Aug 13, 202656
Aug 12, 202657
Aug 11, 202657
Aug 10, 202656
Aug 9, 202656
Aug 8, 202656
Aug 7, 202655
Aug 6, 202654
Aug 5, 202655
Aug 3, 202653
Aug 2, 202651
Jul 31, 202666
Jul 30, 202665
Jul 29, 202665
Jul 28, 202666
Jul 27, 202667
Jul 26, 202666
Jul 25, 202666

Key facts

Market cap
$7.3B
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Beta
1.11
Risk grade (1–10)
4
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026

Aerospace & Defense peers

CompanyMarket capScore
DRS Leonardo DRS$9.1B54
CAE CAE$7.9B52
SARO StandardAero$7.1B53
HXL Hexcel$6.8B52
AVAV AeroVironment$6.0B38
LOAR Loar$5.9B53

Questions

What is KTOS's stock score today?

KTOS scores 46/100 (Weak) as of Oct 21, 2026: technical 38, fundamental 54, and news sentiment 41, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is KTOS a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 46 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the KTOS score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Industrials ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.