Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is −48% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 66 points behind the market. 1-year return: −48% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −39%, a clear downtrend. RSI (14): 26, oversold, sold harder than it has been bought. Below its 52-week high: 68%.

KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

Industrials

$42.37-48% 1Y

$42.37

$41.9352 weeks$130.72

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−39% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral

TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 9, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 26). Price is −39% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$24.0M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest5.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 3.4% since the previous count, down from 8.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbottom 5% of the market

vs 200-day avgbottom 3% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How KTOS is trading

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. is −48% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 66 points behind the market.

−48%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −39%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
RSI (14): 26
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
Below its 52-week high: 68%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$19.74 – $130.72 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $42.37
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: −9.8%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −48%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +92%
vs 50-day average$50.63: −16%
52-week high: $130.72
52-week low: $41.93
Annualised volatility: 62%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$4.8M

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	−44%
2025	+188%
2024	+30%
2023	+97%
2022	−47%
2021	−29%
2020	+52%
2019	+28%
2018	+33%
2017	+43%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	7 of 10	+7.1%
Feb	10	7 of 10	+1.5%
Mar	10	3 of 10	−4.6%
Apr	10	3 of 10	−2.7%
May	10	8 of 10	+14%
Jun	10	6 of 10	+1.0%
Jul	11	9 of 11	+7.6%
Aug	11	8 of 11	+6.9%
Sep	11	3 of 11	−1.1%
Oct	11	3 of 11	−2.6%
Nov	10	5 of 10	+2.4%
Dec	10	6 of 10	+4.8%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Aerospace & Defense

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