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Checking in on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS) after recent insiders movement

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s filing revealed that its President, STC Division Carrai Phillip D unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.2 million on Apr 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $32.99 per share,6,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Carrai Phillip D now holds 288,048 shares worth roughly $9.25 million.

Then, PHILLIP CARRAI bought 6,000 shares, generating $197,956 in total proceeds.

Before that, Rock Stacey G sold 4,000 shares. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $117,093 were divested by the President, KTT Division at a price of $29.27 per share. As a result of the transaction, Rock Stacey G now holds 57,524 shares, worth roughly $1.85 million.

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 Tuesday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] saw its stock jump 0.63% to $32.12. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.62%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have risen nearly 21.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 82.40% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $35.66 was reached on 01/22/25, a 52-week low of $17.05 was recorded on 02/24/25. SMA at 50 days reached $29.65, while 200 days put it at $26.27.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For KTOS Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 31.60, which if violated will result in even more drops to 31.09. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 32.52. A further resistance level may holdings at 32.93. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.56, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.97, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 22.30%. Stochastics %K at 80.84% 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 2025-03-31, growing by 7.67 million shares to a total of 12.76 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 5.09 million shares. There was a rise of 60.1%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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