KTOS — KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
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Measured signals that fired on KTOS
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Equal highs taken out structure | -0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-08-04 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-17 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-17 | Fair value gap, bearish structure | -0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-07-02 | Fair value gap, bullish structure | -0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-26 | Volume shock without a price move price | -1.33% over 21 days · t = -4.53 · n = 16,432 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Jarvis Scot B Director | Open-market sale | 10.0K | 63.50 | 635.0K |
| 2026-08-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 20.0K | 63.14 | 1.3M |
| 2026-08-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 5.2K | 63.41 | 329.8K |
| 2026-08-17 | Mendoza Marie SVP & General Counsel | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 1.5K | 64.37 | 97.4K |
| 2026-08-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 1.2K | 64.18 | 77.0K |
| 2026-08-17 | Carrai Phillip D President, STC Division | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 100 | 64.97 | 6.5K |
| 2026-08-14 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 266.3K | 64.33 | 17.1M |
| 2026-08-14 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 19.6K | 63.33 | 1.2M |
| 2026-08-14 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 9.1K | 66.17 | 602.2K |
| 2026-08-14 | DEMARCO ERIC M President & CEO | Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan | 4.9K | 65.05 | 321.8K |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 2.2B | 31.7M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 628.3M | 8.9M |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 609.9M | 8.7M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 583.5M | 8.3M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 371.2M | 5.3M |
| Invesco Ltd. | 362.3M | 5.1M |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 280.5M | 4.0M |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | 246.2M | 3.5M |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. | 196.2M | 2.8M |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | 191.4M | 2.7M |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- Bessent's Bond Rescue Fizzles, Walmart Craters 9%: Stock Market Today · 2026-08-20 · benzinga
- Kratos Defense vs. Nokia: Is Defense or Telecom a Better Stock Buy in 2026? · 2026-08-19
- What's Going On With Kratos Defense Stock Monday? · 2026-08-17 · benzinga
- GE Aerospace, Kratos Land US Air Force Contract · 2026-08-17 · benzinga
- Kratos Defense: Raising Guidance Again As It Builds America's Next-Gen Defense Foundation - Seeking Alpha · 2026-08-17 · Seeking Alpha
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions And GE Aerospace Announce That The GEK800 Engine Has Been Awarded A U.S. Air Force Contract For Engineering, Manufacturing And Development Of The Turbofan For The Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile · 2026-08-17 · benzinga
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