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title: "Jefferies Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Kratos Defense (KTOS)"
type: "News"
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description: "Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu has reaffirmed a Buy rating for Kratos Defense (KTOS) with a price target of $80.00. Kahyaoglu, a 5-star analyst with a 61.95% success rate, also covers major companies in the Industrials sector. Additionally, BTIG's Andre Madrid has issued a Buy rating for Kratos, while UBS has assigned a Hold rating on the same day."
datetime: "2026-05-10T15:55:15.000Z"
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# Jefferies Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Kratos Defense (KTOS)

Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu maintained a Buy rating on Kratos Defense today and set a price target of $80.00.

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According to TipRanks, Kahyaoglu is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.9% and a 61.95% success rate. Kahyaoglu covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Boeing, United Airlines Holdings, and Air Canada.

In addition to Jefferies, Kratos Defense also received a Buy from BTIG’s Andre Madrid in a report issued on May 7. However, on the same day, UBS assigned a Hold rating to Kratos Defense (NASDAQ: KTOS).

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