Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for KTOS, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Drone primes, autonomous-systems integrators, and the next-generation defence platforms re-shaping land/air/sea procurement.

Compared against KTOS on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-16

DayWeekMonth3 months
KTOS−0.1%+1.8%−24.8%−15.5%
Autonomous Defense & Drones+0.4%−0.4%−14.9%
HALO Growth 100−0.3%−2.6%−7.2%

Against the index: 4.4 pts ahead on the week, 17.6 pts behind on the month; against its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve 9.9 pts behind on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

About Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) trades on US exchanges, classified under Industrials. It is a constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelook company score reads 31/100 composite (momentum 7, quality 12, valuation 13) across 7 modules — the full three-layer breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-17

Quick answers

What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions trades as KTOS on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-17.

Is KTOS in a Closelook index?

Yes — Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-17.

What is Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Closelook composite score?

31 out of 100, with momentum 7, quality 12 and valuation 13 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-17. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does KTOS trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned up: Its stochastic crossed up out of oversold (%K 19.8 over %D 13.2) 3 sessions ago — a short-term momentum-turn signal. As of 2026-09-15 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is KTOS doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is −24.8% against −7.2% for the HALO Growth 100 — 17.6 points behind its index, as of 2026-09-16. Its Autonomous Defense & Drones sleeve is −14.9% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

Where has Closelook written about Kratos Defense & Security Solutions?

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions appears in 1 Closelook piece, most recently Weekly Signal: Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K Drone (2026-03-29). What Closelook said most recently: Ticker Company Country Cap Focus AVAV AeroVironment US Mid Switchblade, Puma drones · directed energy (BlueHalo) KTOS Kratos Defense US Mid Autonomous combat drones (Valkyrie, XQ-58A) RCAT Red Cat Holdings US Small Teal 2 recon drone · U.S. (Weekly Signal, 2026-03-29). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for KTOS, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook

Where KTOS appears in the diary — 1 piece, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Long reads

  • Defense — The $4M Missile vs. the $10K DroneWeekly Signal · 29 Mar 2026Ticker Company Country Cap Focus AVAV AeroVironment US Mid Switchblade, Puma drones · directed energy (BlueHalo) KTOS Kratos Defense US Mid Autonomous combat drones (Valkyrie, XQ-58A) RCAT Red Cat Holdings US Small Teal 2 recon drone · U.S.

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