The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $101,942 were sold by Mendoza Marie on Jul 15 ’25. At $50.97 per share, Mendoza Marie sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 65,535 shares worth approximately $3.84 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 308,504 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $51.42 each, the insider now holds 270,104 shares.
Before that, PHILLIP CARRAI had added 6,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $308,503, the Officer bought Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares for $51.42 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on July 08, 2025, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of June 24, 2025, Stifel has initiated its “Buy” rating for KTOS. Earlier on January 13, 2025, B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KTOS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing KTOS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] plunged -0.20% to $58.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $58.28, but it reached a high of $61.09 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.42%. Over the course of the year, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have jumped approximately 174.11%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $61.43 on 07/21/25 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 57.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 56.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 60.50. The next price resistance is at 62.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.23 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought 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 2025-06-30 jumping by 3.86 million shares to 13.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 9.61 million shares. A jump of 28.65% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.0.
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 62 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.48% from the previous closing price of $58.78. Analysts anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stock to reach 70 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 54. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 30, 2024, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $26.
