On November 25, 2024, Steven Fendley, President of the US Division at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS, Financial), sold 7,000 shares of the company. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 349,406 shares of the company. The transaction details can be found in the SEC Filing. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc is a company that provides mission-critical products, services, and solutions for national security and communications. The company operates in the defense and security sectors, focusing on unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security, and other related areas. Over the past year, Steven Fendley has sold a total of 109,000 shares and has not purchased any shares. The insider transaction history for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shows that there have been 2 insider buys and 61 insider sells over the same timeframe. On the day of the recent sale, shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc were trading at $26.51, giving the stock a market cap of $4.071 billion. The company's price-earnings ratio is 269.50, which is higher than the industry median of 34.965 and also higher than the company’s historical median price-earnings ratio. With a price of $26.51 and a GuruFocus Value of $17.04, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc has a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.56. This indicates that the stock is significantly overvalued based on its GF Value. The GF Value is an intrinsic value estimate developed by GuruFocus, calculated based on historical multiples, a GuruFocus adjustment factor, and future estimates of business performance from Morningstar analysts.
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