KTOS vs. RKLB, KAMN, AIR, SPR, UP, EVEX, ACHR, EH, TGI, and DCO
Should you be buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions include Rocket Lab USA (RKLB), Kaman (KAMN), AAR (AIR), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Wheels Up Experience (UP), EVE (EVEX), Archer Aviation (ACHR), EHang (EH), Triumph Group (TGI), and Ducommun (DCO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace" sector.
Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ:RKLB) and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) are both mid-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Rocket Lab USA. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and 7 mentions for Rocket Lab USA. Rocket Lab USA's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' score of 0.54 indicating that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rocket Lab USA has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
71.8% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Rocket Lab USA shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received 629 more outperform votes than Rocket Lab USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.29% of users gave Kratos Defense & Security Solutions an outperform vote while only 45.10% of users gave Rocket Lab USA an outperform vote.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Rocket Lab USA.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a net margin of -0.06% compared to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' net margin of -64.15%. Rocket Lab USA's return on equity of 3.43% beat Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' return on equity.
Rocket Lab USA presently has a consensus price target of $7.39, suggesting a potential upside of 73.78%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a consensus price target of $22.14, suggesting a potential upside of 5.29%. Given Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rocket Lab USA is more favorable than Kratos Defense & Security Solutions.
Summary
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions beats Rocket Lab USA on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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