Kratos Defense & Security Solutions · NASDAQ: KTOS · Aerospace & Defense
Over the past week, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) drew about 53 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 33% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 50% bullish while Reddit sits at just 17%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 21 analysts rating KTOS a buy.
There is little buzz around KTOS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 90% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 17% to News at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
21 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $102.19.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 57 points above the crowd average of 33%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 50% bullish while Reddit sits at 17%, a 33-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) buzz held subdued around 30.8 while the price drifted down 9.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 4.2M shares. Updated Oct 03, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, KTOS lost 8.4%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 35.1 and was variable, swinging between 26.8 and 51.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (19 / 2 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 33% |
| Avg price target | $102.19 |
| Most bullish source | News, 50% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 17% |
| Sentiment spread | 33 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 53 |
| Market cap | $8.04B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 251.9 · 45.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $0.17 · 1.1 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.52B · 2% margin |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 33% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 53 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is fairly quiet with 6 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 10 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 17% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), averaging 33% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 50% bullish and Reddit at 17%, a 33-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 21 analysts rate KTOS a buy.
Of the 21 analysts covering Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), 19 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $102.19. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 33% bullish.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. X reads 33% bullish, News reads 50% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 17% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 17% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 43 mentions (81% of total volume). Reddit contributes 6 mentions and News contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 33% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. KTOS's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 33% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The KTOS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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