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 $97,786 were sold by Mendoza Marie on Sep 15 ’25. At $69.45 per share, Mendoza Marie sold 1,408 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 61,943 shares worth approximately $5.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cervantes de Burgreen Maria sold 6,264 shares, netting a total of over 437,202 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $69.80 each, the insider now holds 53,609 shares.
Before that, Carrai Phillip D had sold 6,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $412,919, the President, STC Division traded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares for $68.82 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,000 shares, worth approximately $20.95 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] plunged -3.24% to $81.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $80.86, but it reached a high of $85.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.18%. Over the course of the year, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc shares have jumped approximately 254.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $85.48 on 09/23/25 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 79.69, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 78.19. In the upper region, resistance lies at 83.84. The next price resistance is at 86.49. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.69 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 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.6 million shares to 10.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 9.91 million shares. A jump of 5.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.83.
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, down nearly -16.57% from the previous closing price of $83.9. 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.
