News Sentiment

KTOS sentiment intelligence

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Chart Weekly report Factors RSS feed
Weighted score 56 Balanced news tone 86 relevant articles
Exchange NASDAQ United States
Sector Industrials Market context
Industry Aerospace & Defense Read-through group
Latest close 48.19 Week of 10 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 56/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Price moving ahead of tone

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

Primary event Market update

83/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 86

directly relevant articles

Source quality 4

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend inactive

-12.9% over one week, -16.6% over four weeks, trend inactive, and near fair-value range.

Latest direct headline Neutral

KTOS (NASDAQ: KTOS) holder plans 19,500-share stock sale

Market Reaction

Price moving ahead of tone

66/100 confidence

Price is moving more forcefully than the current news tone suggests.

Primary event Market update 83/100 classification
One-week reaction -12.9% Price reacting lower
Trend fit Trend inactive -16.6% over four weeks
Fair value 17.6% Near fair-value range

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 31
Neutral 47
Negative 8

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 86
Industry context 0
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
simplywall.st 12
Stock Titan 8
MarketBeat 5
Market source 5
GuruFocus 3
Investing.com 2
MT Newswires 2
TradingView 2

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 56
Deals and strategy 11
Earnings 9
Macro sensitivity 6
Analyst action 2
Balance sheet 1
Regulatory and legal 1

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

50 baseline
Above 50 Neutral zone Below 50

News Tape

Relevant headlines

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Army Technology Direct company coverage

Kratos secures $400m DoW funding for hypersonic systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received approximately $400 million in funding from the United States Department of War (DoW) to support several hypersonic system and national security-related programs. The work will primarily take place at Kratos's secure facilities and

Tone
Positive 70/100
Event
Market update
Published
15 Jul 2026 16:42
Source
Army Technology
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Kratos Plans More Than $7M in Pennsylvania Factory Equipment

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has opened a new 167,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in York, Pennsylvania, expanding its state operations to three sites with over 440 employees. The company also plans to invest more than $7 million in new state-of-the-art equ

Tone
Positive 70/100
Event
Market update
Published
15 Jul 2026 11:42
Source
Stock Titan
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. $KTOS Shares Sold by Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC

Zweig DiMenna Associates LLC reduced its stake in Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) by 25.8% in the first quarter, selling over 53,000 shares but still holding a significant position. Despite this reduction, institutional ownership remains high at 75.92%, with several ot

Tone
Positive 66/100
Event
Earnings
Published
15 Jul 2026 10:42
Source
MarketBeat
GovCon Wire Direct company coverage

Kratos Lands $400M in DOW Hypersonic Funding

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has secured approximately $400 million in new funding from the Department of War to advance its hypersonic systems and other national security programs. This funding will support Kratos's Nemesis and Kraken initiatives, among others, focusing o

Tone
Positive 72/100
Event
Market update
Published
15 Jul 2026 07:42
Source
GovCon Wire
CNBC Direct company coverage

Cramer's lightning round: Buy Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Jim Cramer recommends buying Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, stating that defense stocks have been overly punished. He maintains faith in Cheniere Energy due to its strength in LNG exports and expresses disappointment with Equipmentshare.com. Cramer also advises against Pool

Tone
Positive 74/100
Event
Market update
Published
14 Jul 2026 22:56
Source
CNBC
Benzinga Direct company coverage

Kratos Shares Climb After Company Lands $400 Million in Funding for Hypersonic Systems

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) shares are trading higher after the company announced it secured approximately $400 million in new funding from the Department of Defense for hypersonic and other national security programs. This funding is expected to accelerate Kratos'

Tone
Positive 73/100
Event
Market update
Published
14 Jul 2026 13:42
Source
Benzinga
Defence Industry Europe Direct company coverage

U.S. Department of War provides about $400 million in funding to Kratos for hypersonic systems and national security programmes

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received approximately $400 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of War for hypersonic system work and other national security programs. This funding is expected to accelerate Kratos' organic growth, improve operating cash receip

Tone
Positive 75/100
Event
Balance sheet
Published
14 Jul 2026 12:42
Source
Defence Industry Europe
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Kratos’ Hypersonic Work Gets About $400M in New Funding

Kratos Defense (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced it has received approximately $400 million in new funding from the Department of War for hypersonic system and other national security programs. This funding, which began in June and increased into July, is expected to accelerate the compan

Tone
Positive 75/100
Event
Market update
Published
14 Jul 2026 11:42
Source
Stock Titan
ASDNews Direct company coverage

Kratos Receives Approximate $100M Sole Source Prime Space Domain Awareness System Program Award

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has been awarded an approximate $100 million sole-source prime contract for the production of a ground-based modular space domain awareness system. This system, developed and tested by Kratos, is considered critical for national security. The c

Tone
Positive 73/100
Event
Deals and strategy
Published
14 Jul 2026 06:45
Source
ASDNews
MarketBeat Direct company coverage

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) Shares Down 2.6% on Insider Selling

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (NASDAQ:KTOS) shares dropped 2.6% after insider David M. Carter sold 4,000 shares for $50.45 each, totaling $201,800, under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. Despite the insider sale and the stock trading below its moving averages, analysts main

Tone
Negative 38/100
Event
Market update
Published
13 Jul 2026 20:41
Source
MarketBeat