Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $68.51 +0.59 (+0.87%) Closing price 08/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$68.25 -0.26 (-0.38%) As of 05:58 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Short Interest DataKratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) has a short interest of 9.91 million shares, representing 6.01% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.33% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 3.85 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,910,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.33%Dollar Volume Sold Short$581.72 millionShort Interest Ratio2.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares168,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.01%Today's Trading Volume2,291,574 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,849,497 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average60% Short Selling Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKTOS Short Interest Over TimeKTOS Days to Cover Over TimeKTOS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20259,910,000 shares $581.72 million +1.3%6.0%2.4 $58.70 7/15/20259,780,000 shares $499.95 million -27.4%N/A2.7 $51.12 6/30/202513,470,000 shares $625.68 million +29.0%9.0%4.5 $46.45 6/15/202510,440,000 shares $435.97 million +8.6%7.0%4.4 $41.76 5/31/20259,610,000 shares $353.94 million +3.4%6.5%3.3 $36.83 5/15/20259,290,000 shares $319.48 million -1.9%6.3%3.2 $34.39 4/30/20259,470,000 shares $319.90 million -9.1%N/A3.2 $33.78 4/15/202510,420,000 shares $343.44 million -18.3%7.0%3.5 $32.96 3/31/202512,760,000 shares $378.84 million +81.5%8.6%4.1 $29.69 3/15/20257,030,000 shares $213.92 million +38.1%4.7%2.4 $30.43 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KTOS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20255,090,000 shares $134.33 million -0.6%3.4%2.4 $26.39 2/15/20255,120,000 shares $139.06 million +4.3%3.5%2.9 $27.16 1/31/20254,910,000 shares $163.85 million +1.9%N/A3 $33.37 1/15/20254,820,000 shares $164.12 million +23.6%N/A3.3 $34.05 12/31/20243,900,000 shares $102.88 million +10.2%N/A3.5 $26.38 12/15/20243,540,000 shares $95.01 million +2.6%N/A3.3 $26.84 11/30/20243,450,000 shares $93.46 million -12.2%N/A3.3 $27.09 11/15/20243,930,000 shares $95.97 million +22.8%N/A3.8 $24.42 10/31/20243,200,000 shares $72.70 million -5.0%N/A3.2 $22.72 10/15/20243,370,000 shares $85.26 million +15.0%N/A3.5 $25.30 9/30/20242,930,000 shares $68.27 million -6.7%N/A3 $23.30 9/15/20243,140,000 shares $70.62 million -9.0%N/A3.2 $22.49 8/31/20243,450,000 shares $79.14 million +17.0%N/A3.6 $22.94 8/15/20242,950,000 shares $59.71 million -4.5%N/A3 $20.24 7/31/20243,090,000 shares $69.65 million -1.3%N/A3 $22.54 7/15/20243,130,000 shares $67.20 million +14.2%N/A2.9 $21.47 6/30/20242,740,000 shares $54.83 million -11.0%N/A2.4 $20.01 6/15/20243,080,000 shares $60.97 million +2.7%N/A2.8 $19.80 5/31/20243,000,000 shares $65.22 million -0.3%N/A2.8 $21.74 5/15/20243,010,000 shares $61.13 million -4.4%N/A2.1 $20.31 4/30/20243,150,000 shares $56.13 million +3.6%N/A2.1 $17.82 4/15/20243,040,000 shares $53.93 million +32.2%N/A2.2 $17.74 3/31/20242,300,000 shares $42.27 million -10.9%N/A1.7 $18.38 3/15/20242,580,000 shares $44.12 million -12.5%N/A2 $17.10 2/29/20242,950,000 shares $53.81 million -25.1%N/A2.2 $18.24 2/15/20243,940,000 shares $81.56 million +37.8%N/A3 $20.70 1/31/20242,860,000 shares $48.42 million -13.9%N/A3 $16.93 1/15/20243,320,000 shares $62.95 million -26.1%N/A3.1 $18.96 12/31/20234,490,000 shares $91.10 million +12.8%N/A3.8 $20.29 12/15/20233,980,000 shares $81.03 million +14.7%N/A3.4 $20.36Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 11/30/20233,470,000 shares $66.10 million +8.4%N/A3.2 $19.05 11/15/20233,200,000 shares $59.68 million -4.5%N/A3.1 $18.65 10/31/20233,350,000 shares $57.12 million +15.9%N/A3.4 $17.05 10/15/20232,890,000 shares $48.99 million +13.3%N/A2.9 $16.95 9/30/20232,550,000 shares $38.30 million +3.2%N/A2.7 $15.02 9/15/20232,470,000 shares $36.06 million No ChangeN/A2.9 $14.60 8/31/20232,470,000 shares $39.74 million -20.1%N/A2.7 $16.09 8/15/20233,090,000 shares $47.28 million +5.1%N/A3.4 $15.30 7/31/20232,940,000 shares $44.36 million +9.3%N/A3.3 $15.09 7/15/20232,690,000 shares $35.45 million +8.0%N/A3.3 $13.18 6/30/20232,490,000 shares $35.71 million +11.7%N/A3.3 $14.34 6/15/20232,230,000 shares $30.93 million -4.7%N/A2.9 $13.87 5/31/20232,340,000 shares $30.75 million +1.7%N/A3 $13.14 5/15/20232,300,000 shares $31.21 million -10.9%N/A2.8 $13.57 4/30/20232,580,000 shares $33.28 million +7.1%N/A3.2 $12.90 4/15/20232,410,000 shares $30.99 million -6.6%N/A3.2 $12.86 3/31/20232,580,000 shares $34.78 million -4.4%N/A3.3 $13.48 3/15/20232,700,000 shares $34.61 million +0.4%N/A3.3 $12.82 2/28/20232,690,000 shares $34.03 million +4.7%N/A3.4 $12.65 2/15/20232,570,000 shares $30.51 million -3.0%2.1%3.3 $11.87 1/31/20232,650,000 shares $30.34 million +9.1%2.2%3.3 $11.45 1/15/20232,430,000 shares $26.37 million -5.8%2.0%2.9 $10.85 12/30/20222,580,000 shares $26.63 million +24.0%2.1%2.9 $10.32 12/15/20222,080,000 shares $19.12 million -2.4%1.7%2.4 $9.19 11/30/20222,130,000 shares $20.28 million -9.8%1.7%2.5 $9.52 11/15/20222,360,000 shares $25.37 million -7.8%1.9%2.8 $10.75 10/31/20222,560,000 shares $28.36 million -10.2%2.1%3.1 $11.08 10/15/20222,850,000 shares $26.68 million +9.2%2.3%3.5 $9.36 9/30/20222,610,000 shares $26.52 million -3.3%2.1%3.2 $10.16 9/15/20222,700,000 shares $32.56 million -19.2%2.2%3.4 $12.06 8/31/20223,340,000 shares $41.88 million -4.8%2.7%4.1 $12.54 8/15/20223,510,000 shares $56.20 million +0.9%2.8%4.5 $16.01 7/31/20223,480,000 shares $50.08 million -13.0%2.8%3.7 $14.39 7/15/20224,000,000 shares $52.20 million +4.4%3.3%4.4 $13.05 6/30/20223,830,000 shares $53.16 million +2.7%3.1%4.3 $13.88 6/15/20223,730,000 shares $52.97 million +9.4%3.0%3.8 $14.20 5/31/20223,410,000 shares $49.17 million -0.6%2.8%3.4 $14.42 5/15/20223,430,000 shares $45.14 million +3.6%2.8%2.6 $13.16 4/30/20223,310,000 shares $50.21 million -1.8%2.7%2.7 $15.17 4/15/20223,370,000 shares $64.67 million +17.0%2.8%2.8 $19.19 3/31/20222,880,000 shares $58.98 million +1.4%2.4%2.2 $20.48 3/15/20222,840,000 shares $52.71 million -6.3%2.3%2.3 $18.56 2/28/20223,030,000 shares $63.39 million +20.7%2.5%2.5 $20.92 2/15/20222,510,000 shares $42.87 million +4.2%2.1%2.5 $17.08 1/31/20222,410,000 shares $40.39 million +11.6%2.0%2.7 $16.76 1/15/20222,160,000 shares $36.44 million -8.9%1.8%2.3 $16.87 12/31/20212,370,000 shares $45.98 million -11.9%2.0%2.9 $19.40 12/15/20212,690,000 shares $52.59 million +7.6%2.2%3.3 $19.55 11/30/20212,500,000 shares $49.28 million -5.7%2.1%2.9 $19.71 11/15/20212,650,000 shares $57.82 million +0.4%2.2%3.2 $21.82Altucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming true (Ad)New Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Trump’s Great Gain” has officially begun. Altucher believes select cryptos could turn $900 into $108,000 over the next 12 months — and he’s laying out the full gameplan in a new presentation.See Altucher’s Trump crypto prediction here 10/29/20212,640,000 shares $56.47 million -9.0%2.2%2.9 $21.39 10/15/20212,900,000 shares $65.19 million -4.6%2.4%3.2 $22.48 9/30/20213,040,000 shares $67.82 million -10.3%2.5%3.3 $22.31 9/15/20213,390,000 shares $76.51 million +1.8%2.8%2.8 $22.57 8/31/20213,330,000 shares $82.32 million +3.7%2.7%2.9 $24.72 8/13/20213,210,000 shares $71.45 million -4.8%2.6%2.9 $22.26 7/30/20213,370,000 shares $91.66 million -1.8%2.8%3.1 $27.20 7/15/20213,430,000 shares $89.59 million -6.0%2.8%3.3 $26.12 6/30/20213,650,000 shares $103.99 million -2.7%3.0%3.4 $28.49 6/15/20213,750,000 shares $98.40 million -0.3%3.1%3.8 $26.24 5/28/20213,760,000 shares $94.04 million -3.1%3.1%3.4 $25.01 5/14/20213,880,000 shares $95.18 million -15.7%N/A3.1 $24.53 4/30/20214,600,000 shares $123.46 million +0.2%N/A3.4 $26.84 4/15/20214,590,000 shares $129.44 million -12.7%N/A3.3 $28.20 3/31/20215,260,000 shares $146.86 million +5.6%N/A3.6 $27.92 3/15/20214,980,000 shares $132.07 million +9.7%N/A3.5 $26.52 2/26/20214,540,000 shares $129.44 million +1.3%N/A3.3 $28.51 2/12/20214,480,000 shares $146.14 million +0.5%N/A3.7 $32.62 1/29/20214,460,000 shares $124.17 million -15.1%N/A3.9 $27.84 1/15/20215,250,000 shares $159.60 million -6.4%N/A4.7 $30.40 12/31/20205,610,000 shares $155.79 million +8.9%N/A5.9 $27.77 12/15/20205,150,000 shares $121.08 million -9.3%N/A5.9 $23.51 11/30/20205,680,000 shares $121.61 million -5.2%N/A5.9 $21.41 11/15/20205,990,000 shares $120.34 million -10.9%N/A6.2 $20.09 10/30/20206,720,000 shares $130.23 million +0.3%N/A7 $19.38 10/15/20206,700,000 shares $140.77 million +0.8%N/A6.5 $21.01 9/30/20206,650,000 shares $128.21 million +8.0%N/A5.2 $19.28 9/15/20206,160,000 shares $129.11 million +5.8%N/A4.3 $20.96 8/31/20205,820,000 shares $113.78 million +1.9%N/A4 $19.55 KTOS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 9,910,000 shares of KTOS short. 6.01% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KTOS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Group One Trading LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Cetera Investment Advisers, and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.01% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' short interest increasing or decreasing? Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,910,000 shares, an increase of 1.3% from the previous total of 9,780,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' short interest compare to its competitors? 6.01% of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kratos Defense & Security Solutions: Heico Corporation (5.67%), Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (1.71%), Curtiss-Wright Corporation (1.10%), Textron Inc. (2.72%), AeroVironment, Inc. (5.15%), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (3.60%), Hexcel Corporation (6.12%), Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. (8.61%), AAR Corp. (2.16%), Triumph Group, Inc. (13.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock? Short selling KTOS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions as its price is falling. KTOS shares are trading up $0.59 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Kratos Defense & Security Solutions? A short squeeze for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KTOS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including KTOS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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