In a filing, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc revealed its SVP & General Counsel Mendoza Marie unloaded Company’s shares for reported $63699.0 on Mar 17 ’25. In the deal valued at $31.36 per share,2,031 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Mendoza Marie now holds 69,288 shares worth roughly $2.21 million.
Then, Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares, generating $188,298 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $31.38, the President, STC Division now owns 293,897 shares.
Before that, PHILLIP CARRAI bought 6,000 shares. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $188,297 were divested by the Officer at a price of $31.38 per share.
B. Riley Securities upgraded its Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published on January 13, 2025; the price target was increased to $35 from $26. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late October from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. BTIG Research began covering KTOS with “Neutral” recommendation on June 26, 2024. JMP Securities started covering the stock on May 28, 2024. It rated KTOS as “a Mkt outperform”.
Price Performance Review of KTOS
On Monday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] saw its stock jump 4.80% to $31.89. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.29%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have risen nearly 20.89% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 81.81% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $35.66 was reached on 01/22/25, a 52-week low of $16.78 was recorded on 02/24/25. SMA at 50 days reached $30.12, while 200 days put it at $24.91.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For KTOS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 30.88, which if violated will result in even more drops to 29.87. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 32.65. A further resistance level may holdings at 33.41. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 65.53, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.64, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 6.55%. Stochastics %K at 92.48% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 0.18 million shares to a total of 5.09 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 4.91 million shares. There was a rise of 3.62%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
