President of DRSS Division, David Carter, executed a sale of 4,000 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS, Financial) on November 1, 2024. The transaction was filed on SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 111,149 shares of the company.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc specializes in the advanced engineering and manufacturing of defense and security solutions, including unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, and radar systems for the U.S. government and its allies.
Over the past year, David Carter has sold a total of 12,000 shares and has not made any purchases. The broader insider transaction trend at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shows a predominance of selling activities, with 63 insider sells and only 2 insider buys over the past year.
On the valuation front, shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc were trading at $22.95 on the day of the insider's recent transaction. This pricing gives the company a market cap of approximately $3.453 billion. The price-earnings ratio stands at 326.71, significantly above both the industry median of 34.855 and the company’s historical median.
The stock's GF Value is estimated at $17.33, leading to a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.32, indicating that the stock is Significantly Overvalued based on its GF Value.
The GF Value is calculated considering historical trading multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
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