Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $222,025 were sold by Rock Stacey G on Aug 01 ’25. At $55.51 per share, Rock Stacey G sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 42,154 shares worth approximately $2.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STACEY ROCK purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 222,025 in proceeds.
Before that, Fendley Steven S. had sold 7,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $409,723, the President, US Division traded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares for $58.53 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,000 shares, worth approximately $24.43 million.
As published in a research note from BTIG Research on August 14, 2025, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $80. As of August 11, 2025, Canaccord Genuity has initiated its “Buy” rating for KTOS. Earlier on July 08, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for KTOS stock.
Analyzing KTOS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ: KTOS] rose 0.54% to $69.12. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.75, but it reached a high of $72.7 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 16.99%. Over the course of the year, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have jumped approximately 252.29%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $72.70 on 08/14/25 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 67.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 66.24. In the upper region, resistance lies at 71.63. The next price resistance is at 74.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 76.77 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 steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -3.56 million shares to 9.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 13.47 million shares. A decline of -35.92% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.98.
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 70 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.82% from the previous closing price of $68.75. Analysts anticipate Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc stock to reach 74 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 June 30, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $52.
