Insider Cluster (2 insiders) ·Filed Aug 7, 2026

KTOS

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
NEUTRAL
Impact 2/10
Horizondays Processed1mo ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $126K total
Actionable Insight • Neutral

This insider selling cluster is far below the materiality threshold for a $10.8B company. The multiple small lots by the President suggest routine diversification or tax-driven sales, not informed bearish conviction. Monitor next 10-Q for segment performance (especially the DRSS division) but no immediate trade signal from this data alone.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Latest settled — T+20d
KTOS ▼ -22.78% at T+20d
NEUTRAL call ✗ call lost -22.78% · α vs SPY -21.87% · entry $62.42 → $48.20
Next anchor: T+60d in 4w
Latest observation: T+36 -23.31% FF3 residual α
Entry anchored
Aug 7, 07:14 PM ET
via 1-min bar
T+1d
+2.10%
call +2.10% · α +2.42%
$63.73
settled 8w ago
T+5d
+1.39%
call +1.39% · α +1.44%
$63.29
settled 7w ago
T+20d
-22.78%
call -22.78% · α -21.87%
$48.20
settled 28d ago
T+60d
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call — · α —
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in 4w

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Executive Summary

Two C-suite insiders at KTOS sold a combined $126K in open-market sales within a week. The CFO sold $9K at $46.55 and the President of the DRSS division sold $116K at $55.34. Relative to a $10.8B market cap, the total is ~0.001% — far below the 0.1% materiality threshold, making these immaterial routine transactions.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$467.0K
Insiders
2

Key Facts

  • President of DRSS Division sold 4,000 shares total ($5,894 + $17,172 + $84,318 + $116,215 = ~$224K across the cluster) — note these are multiple small lots, consistent with tax or diversification planning
  • EVP & CFO sold 5,000 shares total ($76,839 + $156,624 + $9,309 = ~$243K across the cluster)
  • Total open-market sales by both insiders across the extended period: ~$467K, still <0.004% of $10.8B market cap
  • No C-suite insider buying activity detected in the cluster
  • Stock traded at $46.55–$58.94 during the cluster window

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of approximately $126K (cluster window) / $467K (extended period) represent less than 0.01% of market cap — immaterial

dilutioncash flows

Risk Factors

  • Selling cluster could reflect upcoming negative news not yet disclosed, though dollar amounts suggest it's routine
  • Historical performance shows past neutral reports on KTOS delivered -8.4% average T+20 alpha — this is a weak context for bullish positioning

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
Analyst Consensus
86% bullish (29 analysts)

Investment Themes

Defense Tech

Documents Analyzed

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

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-KTOS-1786144575674
41 reports for KTOS
Performance horizon
75% Hit rate 6 of 8 directional calls best @ T+20▲ +21.47%May 29, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for KTOS — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Aug 26, 2026
5w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$53.69 $47.02▼ −12.42%▼ −11.91%$43.07 (−19.78%)
Aug 20, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$57.17 $47.46▲ +16.98%▲ +16.71%$43.07 (+24.66%)
Aug 19, 2026
6w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$56.18 $47.46▼ −15.52%▼ −15.52%$43.07 (−23.34%)
Aug 17, 2026
6w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$61.99 $47.59▼ −23.23%▼ −21.92%$43.07 (−30.52%)
Aug 17, 2026
6w ago
Press Release
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$63.29 $47.62▼ −24.76%▼ −22.78%$43.07 (−31.95%)
Aug 7, 2026
7w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$62.42 $48.20▼ −22.78%▼ −21.87%$43.07 (−31.00%)
Jul 17, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$45.94 $63.29▲ +37.77%▲ +33.65%$43.07 (−6.25%)
Jul 17, 2026
10w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$45.94 $63.29▲ +37.77%▲ +33.65%$43.07 (−6.25%)
Jul 10, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$46.96 $62.42▲ +32.92%▲ +29.74%$43.07 (−8.28%)
Jul 2, 2026
13w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$55.35 $46.17▼ −16.59%▼ −16.17%$43.07 (−22.19%)
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Report published Aug 7, 2026