KTOS KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

NEUTRAL Impact: 2/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 1, 2026 Processed 15d 3h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $216K total
Latest settled — T+5d
KTOS ▼ -6.70% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -6.70% · α vs SPY -9.05% · entry $62.05 → $57.89
Next anchor: T+20d in 5d
Last close $56.18 (close May 22) · -9.46% from $62.05 entry
Entry anchored
Apr 30, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-0.19%
call -0.19% · α +0.15%
$61.93
settled 23d ago
T+5d
-6.70%
call -6.70% · α -9.05%
$57.89
settled 17d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 5d
T+60d
call — · α —
in 2mo

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Executive Summary

Two Kratos insiders (CFO and DRSS President) sold a combined $216K in shares in the week following a strong Q1 earnings beat. The sales are negligible relative to KTOS's $10.7B market cap and appear to be routine portfolio adjustments.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$216.0K
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

Insider selling is immaterial and likely unrelated to fundamentals. Monitor for any material insider buying or larger clusters in coming weeks, but this filing alone warrants no action.

Key Facts

  • CFO Deanna Lund sold 2,300 shares at ~$61.63 for $142K on May 1.
  • DRSS President David Carter sold 1,300 shares at ~$56.85 for $74K on May 7.
  • Total insider sales of $216K represent ~0.002% of market cap.
  • Sales occurred after Kratos reported Q1 revenue of $371M (+22.6% YoY) and raised FY2026 guidance.

Financial Impact

Trivial — $216K out of $10.7B market cap

Risk Factors

  • None from this filing; routine insider sales after earnings

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-1778278972595
20 reports for KTOS
Performance horizon
25% Hit rate 1 of 4 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +0.27%Apr 8, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for KTOS — sortable, filterable
Type Now
May 19, 2026
4d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
awaiting T+5
May 6, 2026
17d ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$57.00 $52.49▼ −7.91%▼ −9.42%$56.18 (−1.44%)
May 6, 2026
17d ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 8/10
$57.00 $52.49▼ −7.91%▼ −9.42%$56.18 (−1.44%)
May 1, 2026
23d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$62.05 $57.89▼ −6.70%▼ −9.05%$56.18 (−9.46%)
Apr 27, 2026
27d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$63.16 $61.93▼ −1.95%▼ −2.35%$56.18 (−11.05%)
Apr 27, 2026
27d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$63.16 $61.93▼ −1.95%▼ −2.35%$56.18 (−11.05%)
Apr 16, 2026
5w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$74.41 $65.52▼ −11.95%▼ −12.93%$56.18 (−24.50%)
Apr 8, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$74.46 $74.66▲ +0.27%▼ −3.25%$56.18 (−24.55%)
Apr 8, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$74.46 $74.66▲ +0.27%▼ −3.25%$56.18 (−24.55%)
Mar 26, 2026
8w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$75.86 $67.31▼ −11.27%▼ −12.90%$56.18 (−25.94%)
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