Kratos (NASDAQ:KTOS) rises as missile, engine sales fuel Q2 outperformance
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. were up 10.8% at $57.45 during Wednesday's premarket session. The U.S. cash market was yet to open.
U.S. Drone Shares Rise as Tariff Structure Benefits Smaller Specialty Firms
Unusual Machines climbed 14% in premarket trading on Friday. Shares of Red Cat Holdings advanced 7.5%, and AeroVironment increased by 3.9%. The share gains came after the United States imposed new tariffs on drone imports and their components.
ONDS Drops, DZYNE Deal Shares Lose $73 Million, Valuation Still Faces 8.3x Sales Hurdle
Ondas Inc. was down about 2.3% to $7.09 late Monday morning. At that level, the roughly 85 million shares going to DZYNE Technologies’ sellers were valued near $602.7 million. That’s about $72.8 million below the $675.48 million listed in a regulatory filing.
Kratos (NASDAQ:KTOS) jumps; backlog mix shifts away from drones
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. gained 4.6% Tuesday, joining a wider drone-stock rally after AeroVironment, Inc.. But trading was choppy. Shares changed hands at $49.13 on the last quote, under the $50.00 open and over $2 off the session high at $51.45.
Redwire Volatility Lingers With Drone Bets Driving RDW Moves
Redwire Corporation shares traded at $25.90 ahead of the U.S. open Friday, sticking close to their 52-week high after jumping for three days. The space-and-defense supplier ended Thursday at $25.90, up 7.9% on the day, putting its gain at about 48% since last Friday’s $17.49 close in this short trading week.
Ondas Shares Jump on Drone Funding Talks and New Filings
Shares of Ondas Inc. jumped Thursday, with traders picking up drone and autonomous-defense names. New filings also showed Ondas adding more acquisition shares to its resale registration.
U.S. drone stocks jump with Trump Pentagon funding talks under way
Trump administration is talking with several U.S. drone companies about funding, including Unusual Machines and Neros, sending small defense-technology shares up sharply in premarket trade, the Wall Street Journal reported. Debt and equity proposals are on the table, so loans and government stakes could be part of the plan, Reuters said, citing the Journal.
Kratos Shares Move After Drone Funding Report
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock took off in premarket trade Thursday, lifted with other U.S. drone names after word the Trump administration is discussing funding for domestic drone companies. The Reuters report pushed Kratos up 11.2% ahead of the open, with AeroVironment up 9.1% and Unusual Machines rallying 33%.
GE’s Air Force Engine Win Draws Attention to Drone Push
GE Aerospace picked up a U.S. Air Force contract for its GE426 engine, pushing the company deeper into the fight to supply engines for autonomous combat planes expected to operate alongside crewed aircraft. The deal funds a preliminary design review, which is an early technical step before moving to pricier prototyping and trials, part of the Air Force’s medium-thrust Autonomous Collaborative Platform program.
Kratos Stock Gets a Fresh Hypersonic Catalyst After Q1 Beat and Raised Outlook
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions picked Odon, Indiana, for its latest hypersonic materials test facility, just two days after the defense firm bumped up its 2026 revenue guidance. The new site is set to host Project Helios—a mid-tier coupled arc jet and laser operation focused on testing materials for hypersonic systems, those vehicles built to travel at speeds topping Mach 5.
Kratos Defense Stock Slides Again as Drone Maker’s $1 Billion Growth Bet Faces Test
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions tumbled 6.5% to $61.26 in the latest U.S. session, slicing its market cap to roughly $10.6 billion as investors weighed how fast fresh contract wins might actually turn into profit. AeroVironment, another drone play, dropped 2.8%. L3Harris and Northrop Grumman, both bigger defense names, lost 3.9% and 2.1%.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Stock Drops 9% as Wall Street Rout Pulls Shares Back Toward $84 Deal Price
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions wrapped up Friday at $84.62, down 8.79%. The stock started out at $91.45 but tumbled all the way to $83.10 during the session. That move shoved shares back into the mid-$80s, marking one more tough day for Kratos.
Kratos stock jumps on SSC Space OpenSpace win — but a $1.2B share sale is about to hit
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions climbed 3.9% to $89.56 by midday Monday, after management highlighted new momentum for its OpenSpace satellite ground platform. Shares swung between $85.33 and $97.10, with volume surging to roughly 10.6 million—triple the three-month average.
RTX stock price jumps as defense shares rally on Middle East conflict; what investors watch next
RTX Corp rallied Monday, gaining roughly 4.4% to $211.51 as of late morning, with shares trading in a range between $208 and $212.40. The move came as defense names caught a bid, investors responding to rising Middle East tensions.
Ondas stock price jumps 4% in premarket as Middle East conflict sparks rush into drone-defense names
Ondas Inc jumped 4.1% to $10.49 ahead of the open Monday. On Friday, the stock settled at $10.08, down 3.5%.
Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: Lockheed, Huntington Ingalls Rise Into Holiday Week; AST SpaceMobile Deal in Focus
Lockheed Martin and Huntington Ingalls, the shipbuilder, powered a late Friday rally in U.S. space and defense shares. The gains came as investors eyed new policy cues and geopolitical developments ahead of the long weekend.
Kratos Defense stock tumbles after Piper Sandler goes neutral — what KTOS investors watch next week
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions dropped 3% on Friday, closing at $110.39, following a steep retreat from last week's peak. Since January 16, when the stock closed at $130.72, KTOS has lost roughly 15.6%.
Space and Defense Stocks to Watch: AST SpaceMobile spikes on SHIELD slot as Northrop sets a high
AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Friday following the company’s announcement that it secured a prime contract role in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program.
Kratos Defense stock (KTOS) jumps again on Valkyrie drone deal, Trump budget push and fresh target hikes
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ended Friday at $113.70, gaining 9.3% after fluctuating between $104.65 and $115.45. The stock has surged roughly 43% since closing on Jan. 2, with about 6 million shares changing hands Friday.
AeroVironment stock (AVAV) jumps as Trump’s defense-budget push keeps drone makers in focus
AeroVironment shares were up 4.9% at $362.02 in late morning trade, building on a broader rally in defense names after President Donald Trump proposed lifting the 2027 U.S. military budget to $1.5 trillion. The stock finished the prior session at $344.96.
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