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Friday, August 16, 2024

Insider Trading Fri 8/16/24

Notable purchases -- Execs add to WBTN; notable sales -- President & CEO active in ABG 

Buyers:

  • ACDC 10% owner THRC Holdings bought 470,000 shares of Class A common stock at $5.88 - $6.25 worth approx. $2.8 mln.
  • ALTI 10% owner bought 110,388 shares of Class A Common Stock at $3.79 - $4.05 worth approx. $433K.
  • APEI 10% owner bought 89,042 shares worth approx. $1.2 mln.
  • BSM Director bought 34,200 common units representing limited partner interests at $14.62 worth approx. $500K.
  • CPNG 10% owner Greenoaks bought 501,300 shares of Class A Common Stock at $22.3.0 - $22.59 worth more than $11.2 mln. CFO also disclosed the sale of 200,000 shares at $22.62 - $23.04 worth $4.55 mln primarily for the purpose of offsetting certain Korea and U.S. tax liabilities and other related costs incurred and to be incurred.
  • CRK 10% owner Arkoma Drilling bought 2,945,694 shares at $10.13 - $10.59 worth approx. $30.7 mln.
  • FET President & Chief Executive Officer bought 13,500 shares at $15.00 - $16.28 worth ~$214K.
  • FLNC Director bought 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $16.77 - $16.82 worth approx. $168K.
  • GRWG Chief Executive Officer Lampert and the President Salaman bought 210,593 shares combined at $1.785 - $1.91 worth nearly $400K.
  • HHS Director bought 73,900 shares at $7.08 - $7.30 worth approx. $534K.
  • INTT Director bought 10,900 shares at $6.77 - $6.80 worth ~$74K.
  • KTOS President / Chief Executive Officer bought 12,396 shares at $20.00 to $20.31 worth approx. $250K.
  • LAW Director bought 25,000 shares at $5.24 - $5.43 worth approx. $135K.
  • NVT Director bought 7,566 shares at $65.61 - $66.12 worth approx. $497K.
  • QTRX President & Chief Executive Officer bought 19,000 shares at $10.88 - $10.90 worth approx. $207K.
  • SAFT Director bought 1,000 shares at $78.80 worth ~$79K.
  • TMCI Chief Executive Officer bought 85,000 shares at $5.95 - $6.07 worth approx. $510K.
  • WBTN Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director bought 23,522 shares combined at $12.93 - $13.00 worth approx. $305K.
  • YUMC General Manager, KFC bought 3,700 shares at HK$270.4 per share worth ~$128K (converted to U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of 7.8).

Sellers:

  • ABG President & CEO sold 8,190 shares at $230.67 - $234.37 worth more than $1.9 mln as part of his annual financial planning strategy for asset diversification and estate planning purposes.
  • ATR President, Asia sold 7,200 shares at $146.44 - $146.58 worth approx. $1.1 mln.
  • COST Director sold 620 shares at $876.50 worth approx. $543K.
  • NXST President, Networks sold 3,930 shares at $160.61 worth ~$631K.
  • PEG EVP & General Counsel sold 19,127 shares worth ~$1.5 mln.
  • REG East Regional President & COO sold 4,250 shares at $70.36 worth approx. $299K.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Kratos Defense and Security (KTOS) reported earnings on Thur 28 Feb 19 (a/h)

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** charts after earnings **







Kratos Defense and Security beats by $0.03, misses on revs; guides Q1 revs below consensus; guides FY19 revs in-line
  • Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.09 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.03 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.06; revenues fell 1.1% year/year to $164.4 mln vs the $188.24 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
    • For the fourth quarter of 2018, Kratos reported bookings of $213.4 million and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3 to 1.0, with backlog at December 30, 2018 of $620.7 million, up sequentially from $571.7 million at September 30, 2018.
  • Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees Q1 revs of $147-157 mln vs. $169.75 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
    • The first quarter 2019 financial guidance reflects the estimated impact of the recent partial government shutdown that has delayed certain domestic and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract awards and export license approvals required for international sales.
  • Co issues in-line guidance for FY19, sees FY19 revs of $720-760 mln vs. $722.15 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Long trade : KTOS +15% (4/18)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc,, headquartered in San Diego, California, specializes in unmanned systems, satellite communications, cyber security/warfare, microwave electronics, missile defense, training and combat systems. 

CEO: Eric M. DeMarco
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
Founded: 1994
Employees: 2,00
kratosdefense.com