Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Stock: Insider Phillip Carrai Sells 6,500 Shares

Posted by Francis Steltz on Oct 18th, 2026

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS – Get Free Report) insider Phillip Carrai sold 6,500 shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.86, for a total transaction of $259,090.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 169,196 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,744,152.56. This represents a 3.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:KTOS opened at $40.42 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $54.59. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $37.84 and a one year high of $134.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 4.99 and a current ratio of 5.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 237.76 and a beta of 1.11.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.07. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had a net margin of 2.03% and a return on equity of 3.07%. The business had revenue of $458.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $410.36 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 30.5% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. will post 0.58 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have weighed in on KTOS. Cantor Fitzgerald lowered their target price on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $115.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler upgraded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $75.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $134.00 to $115.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, BTIG Research lifted their price objective on shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $94.16.

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Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 34.5% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 9,982 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $426,000 after purchasing an additional 2,560 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 163.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 185,316 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,911,000 after purchasing an additional 115,062 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC increased its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 90.1% during the 3rd quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 9,168 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 4,345 shares during the period. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 38.8% during the 3rd quarter. Bouvel Investment Partners LLC now owns 56,729 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,422,000 after purchasing an additional 15,847 shares during the period. Finally, Oak Grove Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions by 9.4% during the 3rd quarter. Oak Grove Capital LLC now owns 22,100 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $943,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter. 75.92% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Company Profile

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc is a technology company that develops products and systems for national security, defense, and commercial applications. Its offerings support unmanned systems, satellite communications, space operations, missile defense, hypersonic programs, launch systems, and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) missions.

The company provides unmanned aerial, ground, and maritime systems, including target drones and other autonomous platforms used for testing, training, and operational missions.