Analyst ratings
21 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $105.62.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · NASDAQ: KTOS · Aerospace & Defense
Over the past week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) drew about 71 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 59% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 33%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 21 analysts rating KTOS a buy.
There is little buzz around KTOS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 90% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 33% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
21 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $105.62.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 31 points above the crowd average of 59%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while X sits at 33%, a 67-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) buzz held moderate around 50.4 while the price drifted down 16.7% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 3.4M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, KTOS lost 10.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 43.8 and was relatively stable, swinging between 36.5 and 50.4. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 22 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (19 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 59% |
| Avg price target | $105.62 |
| Most bullish source | News, 100% |
| Most bearish source | X, 33% |
| Sentiment spread | 67 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 71 |
| Market cap | $9.03B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 282.9 · 48.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $0.17 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.52B · 2% margin |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 70/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 59% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 71 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is fairly quiet with 9 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 14 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 44% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), averaging 59% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 100% bullish and X at 33%, a 67-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 21 analysts rate KTOS a buy.
Of the 21 analysts covering Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), 19 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $105.62. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 59% bullish.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)'s cross-source average is bullish at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 44% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 33% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 70/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 33% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while x activity is rising. The hold signal carries 70/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 57 mentions (80% of total volume). Reddit contributes 9 mentions and News contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bullish at 59% bullish, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. KTOS's hold signal at 70/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 59% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The KTOS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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