KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (5 insiders)
Horizon days Filed Jun 3, 2026 Processed 3d ago
Insider cluster: 5 insiders, $2.2M total
Latest settled — T+1d
KTOS ▼ -7.70% at T+1d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -7.70% · α vs SPY -5.12% · entry $63.40 → $58.52
Next anchor: T+5d in 4d
Currently $58.52 · -7.70% from $63.40 entry
Entry anchored
Jun 3, 05:41 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-7.70%
call -7.70% · α -5.12%
$58.52
settled 2d ago
T+5d
call — · α —
in 4d
T+20d
call — · α —
in 26d
T+60d
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Executive Summary

Five KTOS insiders sold a total of $2.25M in shares over a 7-day window, led by the President of the ME Division ($1.79M) and including the CFO. The sales represent ~0.02% of the $11.9B market cap, which is trivial in proportional terms. The cluster is dominated by open-market sales, but the dollar amount is immaterial relative to company size, and the historical calibration for this ticker shows poor predictive power for prior reports.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$2.3M
Insiders
5

Actionable Insight

The insider selling cluster is too small relative to market cap to warrant a bearish read. The largest sale ($1.79M by the ME Division President) is notable in absolute terms but still immaterial at 0.015% of market cap. Given the poor historical track record of prior KTOS reports, treat this as noise. Monitor for any material corporate events (earnings, guidance, contracts) that could provide context.

Key Facts

  • Five insiders sold a total of $2.25M in open-market transactions from May 26 to June 1, 2026.
  • President of ME Division sold 31,300 shares for $1.79M, accounting for 80% of the cluster value.
  • EVP & CFO sold 600 shares for $37K — a routine, small-dollar sale.
  • Total cluster value is ~0.02% of KTOS's $11.9B market cap, well below the 0.1% materiality threshold.
  • Historical performance on KTOS reports shows a 14% win rate at T+20 and average alpha of -22.33%, suggesting prior bullish calls were over-scored.

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $2.25M represent ~0.02% of market cap — economically trivial.

insider selling volume

Risk Factors

  • Insider sales could accelerate if the stock continues its recent decline (T+5 -5.42% on last neutral report).
  • The cluster includes the CFO, which may raise questions if followed by additional C-suite sales.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
Analyst Consensus
82% bullish (28 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-KTOS-1780524565638
24 reports for KTOS
Performance horizon
80% Hit rate 4 of 5 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +2.51%May 6, 2026
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Reports for KTOS — sortable, filterable
Type Now
Jun 3, 2026
3d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$63.40 $58.52▼ −7.70%▼ −5.12%$58.52 (−7.70%)
May 29, 2026
8d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$63.49 $63.27▲ +0.35%▲ +0.50%$58.52 (+7.83%)
May 28, 2026
8d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$64.13 $63.49▼ −1.00%▼ −1.27%$58.52 (−8.75%)
May 28, 2026
8d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$64.13 $63.49▼ −1.00%▼ −1.27%$58.52 (−8.75%)
May 19, 2026
18d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
awaiting T+1
May 6, 2026
4w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$57.00 $57.00· 0.00%▼ −0.83%$58.52 (+2.67%)
May 6, 2026
4w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$57.00 $57.00· 0.00%▼ −0.83%$58.52 (+2.67%)
May 1, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$62.05 $61.93▼ −0.19%▲ +0.15%$58.52 (−5.69%)
Apr 27, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$63.16 $61.66▼ −2.37%▼ −1.89%$58.52 (−7.35%)
Apr 27, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$63.16 $61.66▼ −2.37%▼ −1.89%$58.52 (−7.35%)
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