Insider trade

Officer sold ~$52K of KTOS shares in the open market

Traded Jul 15, 2026 · Filed Jul 17, 2026

~$52K
Approx. value · 1,013 sh @ $51.79: 64K
Holds after · shares reported: −15.4%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.6%, $49.68 → $42.02 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's SVP & General Counsel sold $52K of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares. The filing says it was made under a pre-arranged trading plan.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jul 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 17, 2026

Officer$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$52,463

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

70 days after results of May 6, 2026, 20 days before results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+7.6%	−0.4%	+8.0%
30 days	+31.8%	+3.6%	+28.2%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001660112-26-000009
Filed / recorded: Jul 17, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.
Issuer CIK: 1069258
Ticker: KTOS
Reporting person: Marie Mendoza
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: SVP & General Counsel
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jul 15, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,013
Price per share: $51.79
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 63,666
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 17, 2025.
Includes 2,343 shares purchased through Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan and approximately 14,913 shares held through Issuer's 401(k) Plan.

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