Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $101,282 were sold by Mendoza Marie on Jun 16 ’25. At $41.87 per share, Mendoza Marie sold 2,419 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 67,488 shares worth approximately $2.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 252,968 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $42.16 each, the insider now holds 276,085 shares.
Before that, MARIE C MENDOZA had added 7,827 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $326,856, the Officer bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares for $41.76 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Stifel on June 24, 2025, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $52. Analysts at B. Riley Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of October 30, 2024, B. Riley Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for KTOS. Earlier on June 26, 2024, BTIG Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for KTOS stock.
Analyzing KTOS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] rose 3.83% to $42.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.01, but it reached a high of $42.68 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.08%. Over the course of the year, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have jumped approximately 104.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $46.52 on 06/23/25 and a 52-week low of $23.90 on 02/24/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 41.33, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 40.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.00. The next price resistance is at 43.68. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.28 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 9.61 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 9.47 million shares. A jump of 1.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.04.
Which companies own the most shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (KTOS)?
In terms of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27 in the next 12 months, down nearly -33.77% from the previous closing price of $40.77. Analysts anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 28, 2024, JMP Securities assigned a price target of “a Mkt outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $27.
