David M. Carter, who leads the DRSS Division at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, INC. (NASDAQ: KTOS), reported the sale of 3,900 shares of common stock on February 5, 2026, in a Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transactions generated proceeds of $349,593.
The share disposals occurred across multiple trades at prices ranging from $84.87 to $92.29 per share. According to InvestingPro data cited in the filing, KTOS is trading at $94.44, a level the data provider describes as materially above its Fair Value estimate - a signal that the market price may be elevated relative to that internal valuation despite the company’s recent operational momentum.
After completing the February 5 sales, Carter directly holds 77,826 shares of Kratos common stock. That holding total incorporates shares acquired through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan, assets held in a retirement account, and shares maintained within the company 401(k).
The disposition was carried out under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan that Carter adopted on June 13, 2025, according to the filing.
Beyond the insider transaction, Kratos has continued to register activity across program and capacity fronts. The company was selected to compete in the War Department’s Drone Dominance Program and is one of 25 vendors taking part in the program’s evaluation phase, referred to as "the Gauntlet." The selection process is expected to lead to significant prototype delivery orders in the near term.
Kratos also opened a new 55,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Maryland to support hypersonic testing operations for a range of military customers. The company has signaled a strategy of reinvesting profits into technology development and has publicly supported policies that prioritize investments in defense capabilities.
Market analysts have adjusted their valuations in response to Kratos’s program progress. Stifel raised its price target for Kratos to $134, pointing to strong order momentum in the company’s Valkyrie drones and advancement in the MACH-TB hypersonic testing program. Citizens increased its price target to $125, noting Kratos’s role in Northrop Grumman’s U.S. Marine Corps contract for unmanned systems integration.
Taken together, the insider sale, the company’s participation in high-profile defense competitions, facility expansion for hypersonic work, and the lift in analyst price targets illustrate Kratos’s current positioning within defense markets and its ongoing investment in technology and manufacturing capacity.