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title: "Kratos Defense (KTOS) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst"
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description: "RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Herbert maintained a Buy rating on Kratos Defense (KTOS) with an $80 price target, while UBS kept a Hold rating. Stifel Nicolaus also issued a Buy recommendation. KTOS shares closed at $55.34."
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# Kratos Defense (KTOS) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst

RBC Capital analyst Kenneth Herbert maintained a Buy rating on Kratos Defense on August 5 and set a price target of $80.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $55.34.

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Herbert covers the Industrials sector, focusing on stocks such as Boeing, Airbus Group SE, and AAR. According to TipRanks, Herbert has an average return of 28.3% and a 74.85% success rate on recommended stocks. 

In addition to RBC Capital, Kratos Defense also received a Buy from Stifel Nicolaus’s Jonathan Siegmann CFA in a report issued yesterday. However, on the same day, UBS maintained a Hold rating on Kratos Defense (NASDAQ: KTOS).

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