Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc’s recent filing unveils that its SVP & General Counsel Mendoza Marie unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.2 million on Jan 15 ’26. In the deal valued at $120.18 per share,1,676 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Mendoza Marie now holds 63,393 shares worth roughly $8.29 million.
Then, Jarvis Scot B sold 5,000 shares, generating $600,900 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $120.18, the Director now owns 105,417 shares.
Before that, Carrai Phillip D sold 6,500 shares. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares valued at $801,418 were divested by the President, STC Division at a price of $123.30 per share. As a result of the transaction, Carrai Phillip D now holds 219,741 shares, worth roughly $28.72 million.
KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [KTOS] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on December 19, 2025; the price target was $90. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early December from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. BNP Paribas Exane began covering KTOS with “Neutral” recommendation on November 18, 2025. B. Riley Securities revised its rating on October 08, 2025. It rated KTOS as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of KTOS
On Friday, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc [NASDAQ:KTOS] saw its stock jump 4.95% to $130.72. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 14.97%. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have risen nearly 283.91% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 72.20% over the past one year.
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 2025-12-31, dropping by -0.56 million shares to a total of 8.67 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 9.23 million shares. There was a decline of -6.49%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
