Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

NasdaqGS:KTOS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$4.8b

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NasdaqGS:KTOS Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
05 Mar 25SellUS$81,876Thomas MillsIndividual3,000US$27.30
05 Mar 25SellUS$526,658Phillip CarraiIndividual20,000US$26.33
03 Mar 25BuyUS$250,322Eric DeMarcoIndividual9,500US$26.35
13 Nov 24SellUS$138,541Benjamin GoodwinIndividual5,000US$27.72
21 Aug 24BuyUS$250,242Eric DeMarcoIndividual11,980US$20.96
15 Aug 24BuyUS$250,254Eric DeMarcoIndividual12,396US$20.22
03 Jun 24SellUS$1,942,020Yonah AdelmanIndividual90,000US$21.58
30 May 24SellUS$37,212Bradley BoydIndividual1,720US$21.64
24 May 24SellUS$149,381Thomas MillsIndividual7,000US$21.34
24 May 24SellUS$536,000Steven FendleyIndividual25,000US$21.44

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: KTOS insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of KTOS?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Individual Insiders3,568,9412.34%
General Public18,092,21811.8%
Institutions131,181,34885.8%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 60.61% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
9.63%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
14,719,508US$460.0m5%0.01%
8.6%
BlackRock, Inc.
13,139,391US$410.6m0.81%0.01%
3.81%
State Street Global Advisors, Inc.
5,820,868US$181.9m0.01%0.01%
2.86%
Baron Capital Group, Inc.
4,374,077US$136.7m0%0.35%
2.84%
FMR LLC
4,338,472US$135.6m7.63%0.01%
2.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
4,272,634US$133.5m-1.81%0.02%
2.78%
Stephens Investment Management Group, LLC
4,256,389US$133.0m-0.65%1.89%
2.56%
ARK Investment Management LLC
3,917,815US$122.4m-1.44%1.08%
2.32%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
3,540,604US$110.6m-0.45%0.01%
2.05%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC
3,130,109US$97.8m6.94%0.02%
1.99%
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC
3,034,200US$94.8m-5.75%3.25%
1.7%
Emerald Advisers, LLC
2,605,820US$81.4m-16.7%2.09%
1.68%
American Capital Management, Inc.
2,573,499US$80.4m-4.51%3.15%
1.63%
Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
2,489,293US$77.8m-2.84%0.1%
1.61%
Westwood Management Corp.
2,459,641US$76.9m-10.5%0.59%
1.55%
Hood River Capital Management LLC
2,373,151US$74.2m-23.8%1.19%
1.41%
Franklin Resources, Inc.
2,162,460US$67.6m10.1%0.02%
1.36%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, Inc.
2,079,022US$65.0m9.02%0.26%
1.3%
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd.
1,993,236US$62.3m-57.8%0.02%
1.18%
Northern Trust Global Investments
1,798,339US$56.2m2%0.01%
1.16%
Rovida Investment Management Limited
1,773,655US$55.4m0%16.61%
1.05%
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC
1,599,740US$50.0m140%0.16%
0.99%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
1,513,437US$47.3m0.97%0.01%
0.88%
Portolan Capital Management, LLC
1,348,077US$42.1m-24.1%3.18%
0.87%
Eric DeMarco
1,329,481US$41.5m17.5%no data

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/19 10:26
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/19 00:00
Earnings2024/12/29
Annual Earnings2024/12/29

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is covered by 21 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter ArmentBaird
Michael LewisBB&T Capital Markets
Yi Hsiao MillwardBenchmark Company