KTOS

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Nasdaq · Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts · Inc. DE · CIK 0001069258
$54.73 -1.95% $10.5B
Insider Selling Cluster (8 insiders)High Impact Filing (8/10)
Vol
Market Cap$10.5B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (82%)
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$1.9B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 2 sells
Insider Activity0B / 27S
Insider Net $-$5.4M
Reddit Sentiment54° Neutral
SEC Reports15
Press Releases5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts·Inc. DE·CIK 0001069258·Prev Close $55.82

Recent Activity

May 20, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 60.1% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 883,002 | Exempt: 115 | TRF Vol: 1,469,947 | Short Ratio: 60.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark p
May 19, 2026 SEC
Two insiders at Kratos Defense sold a total of $469K in open-market shares on May 15, 2026, following the company's stro
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 15, 2026 Insider
Mendoza Marie sold 1,013 shares
SVP & General Counsel @ $53.49 ($54.2K)
May 15, 2026 Insider
Carrai Phillip D sold 6,000 shares
President, STC Division @ $52.06 ($312.3K)
May 15, 2026 Insider
Boyd Bradley L sold 3,000 shares
Director @ $52.08 ($156.2K)
May 8, 2026 SEC
Two Kratos insiders (CFO and DRSS President) sold a combined $216K in shares in the week following a strong Q1 earnings
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
May 6, 2026 SEC
Kratos reported Q1 2026 revenue of $371.0M (+22.6% YoY), beating consensus by a wide margin, and raised its full-year 20
8-K — Impact 8/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — TRIM
1,453,837 shares ($110.4M)

Price Targets

$111.95 +104.5% upside Strong Buy
Current $54.73 Low $75.00 Median $111.00 High $150.00 20 analysts
$75.00 $150.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy82% buy · 28 analysts
9Strong Buy
14Buy
5Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 8, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform → Market Outperform
May 7, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 7, 2026 BNP Paribas MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 7, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
May 7, 2026 BTIG MAINTAIN Buy → Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.14 ▼ -22.5% $0.07 — $0.20 30% YoY 13
Next Q $0.20 ▼ -5.2% $0.11 — $0.27 43% YoY 13
Current FY $0.76 ▼ -1.4% $0.56 — $0.88 38% YoY 15
Next FY $1.07 ▲ +0.5% $0.84 — $1.39 41% YoY 15

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$1.3B
MORGAN STANLEY$251.3MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$113.7MNEW
FMR LLC$110.4MTRIM
NORGES BANK$104.8MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 15, 2026Mendoza MarieSELL$54.2K
May 15, 2026Carrai PhillipSELL$312.3K
May 15, 2026Boyd BradleySELL$156.2K
May 14, 2026Boyd BradleyM$0.00
May 14, 2026Boyd BradleyM$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

54°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
8 mentions 3 bullish 2 bearish
8 institutional holders with $1.9B total value (24,919,567 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, CHARLES.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC16,487,162$1.3B66.2%
2MORGAN STANLEY3,311,095$251.3M13.3%ADD +33.8%
3CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,497,729$113.7M6.0%NEW
4FMR LLC1,453,837$110.4M5.8%TRIM -30.8%
5NORGES BANK1,380,669$104.8M5.5%NEW
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/485,445$36.9M1.9%
7WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN280,630$21.3M1.1%TRIM -59.6%
8TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP23,000$1.7M0.1%DOUBLED +313.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCTRIM2,099,4691,453,837-30.8%$110.4M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW1,380,669$104.8M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM694,308280,630-59.6%$21.3M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED5,55923,000+313.7%$1.7M2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD2,381,4973,186,488+33.8%$291.1M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM2,891,5011,455,857-49.7%$133.0M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED149,543694,308+364.3%$63.4M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEW5,559$507.9K2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT123,5360-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
FMR LLCTRIM3,739,5362,415,428-35.4%$112.2M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD117,582149,543+27.2%$6.9M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW123,536$5.7M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGDOUBLED732,1872,974,416+306.2%$88.3M2025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD1,289,3712,436,047+88.9%$72.3M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPEXIT13,0580-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT196,4620-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGDOUBLED235,520732,187+210.9%$19.3M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD417,061538,813+29.2%$14.2M2024-Q4
NORGES BANKTRIM438,903196,462-55.2%$5.2M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW1,498,849$34.9M2024-Q3
17 unique insiders with 27 transactions. Net insider value: -$5.4M ($0.00 bought, $5.4M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 15, 2026Mendoza MarieSVP & General CounselSELL1,013$53.49$54.2K
May 15, 2026Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSELL6,000$52.06$312.3K
May 15, 2026Boyd Bradley LDirectorSELL3,000$52.08$156.2K
May 14, 2026Boyd Bradley LDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Boyd Bradley LDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Doorenbos BobbiDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
May 14, 2026Doorenbos BobbiDirectorM10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026HOGLUND WILLIAM ADirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026Jarvis Scot BDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026Zegart AmyDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026King David ArnoldDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026ANDERSON SCOTT IDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026Boyd Bradley LDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 12, 2026Doorenbos BobbiDirectorA10,000$0.00$0.00
May 7, 2026Carter David MPresident, DRSS DivisionSELL1,300$56.85$73.9K
May 1, 2026Lund Deanna HEVP & CFOSELL2,300$61.63$141.7K
Apr 28, 2026Rock Stacey GPresident, KTT DivisionSELL3,500$60.89$213.1K
Apr 27, 2026Fendley Steven S.President, US DivisionSELL7,000$61.64$431.5K
Apr 16, 2026Jarvis Scot BDirectorSELL5,417$75.90$411.2K
Apr 15, 2026Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSELL1,645$74.08$121.9K
Apr 15, 2026Mendoza MarieSVP & General CounselSELL1,500$75.69$113.5K
Apr 8, 2026Carter David MPresident, DRSS DivisionSELL1,905$73.30$139.6K
Apr 1, 2026HOGLUND WILLIAM ADirectorSELL13,103$70.14$919.0K
Apr 1, 2026Lund Deanna HEVP & CFOSELL1,800$68.06$122.5K
Mar 30, 2026Fendley Steven S.President, US DivisionSELL1,512$68.28$103.2K
Mar 26, 2026Jarvis Scot BDirectorSELL5,000$78.14$390.7K
Mar 26, 2026Rock Stacey GPresident, KTT DivisionSELL1,700$75.62$128.6K
Mar 16, 2026Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionSELL1,700$87.70$149.1K
Mar 16, 2026Cervantes de Burgreen MariaVP & Corp. ControllerSELL400$87.36$34.9K
Mar 16, 2026ANDERSON SCOTT IDirectorSELL4,215$87.67$369.5K
Mar 16, 2026Mendoza MarieSVP & General CounselSELL250$87.55$21.9K
Mar 12, 2026Jarvis Scot BDirectorSELL5,000$88.60$443.0K
Mar 6, 2026Rock Stacey GPresident, KTT DivisionSELL400$83.16$33.3K
Mar 5, 2026Carter David MPresident, DRSS DivisionSELL600$83.25$49.9K
Mar 4, 2026Cervantes de Burgreen MariaVP & Corp. ControllerA4,166$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Fendley Steven S.President, US DivisionA16,666$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Carter David MPresident, DRSS DivisionA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Carrai Phillip DPresident, STC DivisionA16,666$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Rock Stacey GPresident, KTT DivisionA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Mendoza MarieSVP & General CounselA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Lund Deanna HEVP & CFOA25,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOA50,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Adelman JonahPresident, ME DivisionA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026MILLS THOMAS E IVPresident, C5ISR DivisionA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 2, 2026Lund Deanna HEVP & CFOSELL200$87.26$17.5K
Mar 2, 2026MILLS THOMAS E IVPresident, C5ISR DivisionSELL102$86.01$8.8K
Mar 1, 2026DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOM100,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 1, 2026DEMARCO ERIC MPresident & CEOM100,000$0.00$0.00
Feb 26, 2026Jarvis Scot BDirectorSELL5,000$88.00$440.0K
Feb 26, 2026Rock Stacey GPresident, KTT DivisionSELL100$87.04$8.7K
15 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 2 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 13 neutral. Avg impact: 3.5/10.
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two insiders at Kratos Defense sold a total of $469K in open-market shares on May 15, 2026, followin
May 19, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Two Kratos insiders (CFO and DRSS President) sold a combined $216K in shares in the week following a
May 8, 2026
BULLISH 8-K 8/10
Kratos reported Q1 2026 revenue of $371.0M (+22.6% YoY), beating consensus by a wide margin, and rai
May 6, 2026
BULLISH PRESS-RELEASE 8/10
KTOS reported Q1 2026 revenue of $371.0M (beat consensus $345.3M by 7.4%) and adjusted EPS of $0.16
May 6, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Three KTOS insiders, including the CFO and two division presidents, sold a total of $786K in open-ma
May 5, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Two division presidents at Kratos sold a combined $645K in open-market sales over two days, represen
Apr 29, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two division presidents at Kratos Defense sold shares in the open market within a seven-day window,
Apr 17, 2026
NEUTRAL 144 3/10
Scot Jarvis, a director of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, filed a Form 144 to notify intent to
Apr 16, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 4/10
A Kratos Defense director, Jarvis Scot B, sold 5,000 shares in an open-market transaction for $443,0
Mar 13, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Kratos Defense saw a cluster of insider transactions over the past week, including small open-market
Mar 7, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions insiders executed a mix of non-cash award and derivative transac
Mar 6, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 2/10
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions insiders executed a mix of non-cash equity transactions and smal
Mar 6, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Kratos Defense saw a minor cluster of insider activity over the past week, led by a $440K open-marke
Mar 4, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Three Kratos insiders sold shares in the past week, including two division presidents and an unaffil
Feb 28, 2026
NEUTRAL CLUSTER 3/10
Two insiders at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions sold shares in the past week, including Presiden
Feb 27, 2026
Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (82% buy). Based on 28 analysts: 9 strong buy, 14 buy, 5 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$111.95 mean target +104.5% upside Strong Buy (1.58)
$75.00 Low $150.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$54.73
Target Low$75.00
Target Mean$111.95
Target Median$111.00
Target High$150.00
# Analysts20
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.58)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.14 $0.07 $0.20 29.8% -22.5% 2↑ 9↓ $0.4B 17.1% 13
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.20 $0.11 $0.27 43.1% -5.2% 5↑ 5↓ $0.5B 33.6% 13
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.76 $0.56 $0.88 38.3% -1.4% 8↑ 6↓ $1.7B 29.4% 15
Next FY
2027-12-31
$1.07 $0.84 $1.39 41.2% +0.5% 7↑ 2↓ $2.2B 24.2% 15

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.143
7d ago$0.143-0.000
30d ago$0.184-0.042
60d ago$0.183-0.041
90d ago$0.193-0.050
13 analyst firms have rated this stock: 2 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 4 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 8, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
May 7, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 7, 2026 BNP Paribas MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 7, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
May 7, 2026 BTIG MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 7, 2026 Piper Sandler MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 6, 2026 Jefferies UPGRADE Hold Buy
Feb 24, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 24, 2026 BTIG MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 18, 2026 UBS INITIATE Neutral
Jan 28, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Jan 22, 2026 Piper Sandler INITIATE Neutral
Jan 20, 2026 Goldman Sachs MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 13, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 12, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
Jan 9, 2026 B. Riley Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 5, 2026 Jones Trading INITIATE Buy
Dec 19, 2025 Keybanc INITIATE Overweight
Dec 1, 2025 B. Riley Securities UPGRADE Neutral Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
May 1, 202691450082%
Apr 1, 202681360078%
Mar 1, 202681360078%
Feb 1, 202681250080%
Jan 1, 202681140083%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

54°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
8 mentions 3 bullish 2 bearish 8 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Apr 24, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 24, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 7, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 7, 2026140° Cool011
Mar 2, 2026160° Warm101
Mar 2, 2026160° Warm101
Feb 23, 2026150° Neutral001
Feb 22, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Bullish 2mo ago
Trump's Deadman switch
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 2mo ago
Thank you big Yahu 🙏✌️
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r/stocks Neutral 27d 2h ago
why KTOS dropping hard?
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r/wallstreetbets Bearish 2mo ago
Why is no one here talking about drones?
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r/stocks Neutral 2mo ago
Anyone else buying KTOS now ?
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May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 60.1% short (0.9M / 1.5M)
Short: 883,002 | Exempt: 115 | TRF Vol: 1,469,947 | Short Ratio: 60.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 8, 2026
other
Kratos Names Odon, Indiana as Home of New Hypersonic Test Facility
Once Complete, Kratos’ Arc Jet and Laser Facility’s Multi-Domain Test Capability is Expected to Accelerate Hypersonic Materials Development for Decade
May 6, 2026
earnings
Kratos Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Increases Fiscal FY26 Financial Guidance
<p align="center"><strong>First Quarter 2026 Revenues of $371.0 Million Reflect 22.6 Percent Growth and 15.8 Percent Organic Growth Over First Quarter
May 6, 2026
earnings_calendar
KTOS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-06
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 56.9% short (1.0M / 1.7M)
Short: 955,069 | Exempt: 12,301 | TRF Vol: 1,679,680 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
earnings_calendar
KTOS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-05
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 56.7% short (1.1M / 2.0M)
Short: 1,140,149 | Exempt: 185,448 | TRF Vol: 2,012,321 | Short Ratio: 56.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 55.2% short (0.8M / 1.4M)
Short: 796,036 | Exempt: 2,076 | TRF Vol: 1,442,913 | Short Ratio: 55.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 56.4% short (1.1M / 1.9M)
Short: 1,057,292 | Exempt: 143 | TRF Vol: 1,874,714 | Short Ratio: 56.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 21, 2026
short_interest
FTD: KTOS — 26,707 shares ($1.9M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260421, Price: $69.83, FTD Value: $1,864,949.81, KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLU
Apr 17, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 57.1% short (1.0M / 1.8M)
Short: 999,017 | Exempt: 2,937 | TRF Vol: 1,750,695 | Short Ratio: 57.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 16, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 65.0% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 676,880 | Exempt: 2,678 | TRF Vol: 1,041,246 | Short Ratio: 65.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 55.5% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 659,667 | Exempt: 674 | TRF Vol: 1,188,456 | Short Ratio: 55.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 61.2% short (0.7M / 1.1M)
Short: 692,657 | Exempt: 873 | TRF Vol: 1,132,648 | Short Ratio: 61.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: KTOS — 58.6% short (0.8M / 1.3M)
Short: 767,206 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,309,893 | Short Ratio: 58.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)