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title: Kratos Defense CEO Eric DeMarco Sells $18M in KTOS Stock — Five Insiders Sell $23.7M at Defense Stock Highs
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# Kratos Defense CEO Eric DeMarco Sells $18M in KTOS Stock — Five Insiders Sell $23.7M at Defense Stock Highs

> Kratos Defense CEO Eric DeMarco sold $18.05M in KTOS across 3 transactions. Five total insiders sold $23.65M as the drone and defense technology stock trades near all-time highs.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions CEO Eric DeMarco sold $18.05 million in KTOS stock across 3 transactions, as five total insiders sold $23.65 million. The selling comes as Kratos — a key player in autonomous drones and defense technology — trades near all-time highs. Five Insiders, $23.7M Insider Title Transactions Value Shares After Career Sales Eric DeMarco President & CEO 3 $18.05M 687,117 $75.5M Stacey Rock President, KTT Division 17 $2.72M 22,566 $5.8M David Carter President, DRSS Division 20 $1.60M 77,826 $6.1M Thomas Mills IV President, C5ISR Division 4 $0.79M 9,802 $5.6M Deanna Lund EVP & CFO 5 $0.48M 274,983 $19.3M Total: 5 insiders, 49 transactions $23.65M CEO DeMarco: $75.5M Career, Drone Defense Leader Eric DeMarco has sold $75.5 million in KTOS stock over his career. His $18M sale in this round — his largest recent window — leaves him with 687,117 shares. At current prices, that remaining position is worth approximately $21 million, meaning he's sold roughly 3.6x the value of his current holdings. DeMarco has led Kratos through its transformation from a traditional defense IT company to a focused developer of autonomous drones, hypersonic systems, and missile defense technology. His selling at record prices suggests he views the current valuation as reflecting the market's enthusiasm for these capabilities. Three Division Presidents All Selling The most telling detail may be that all three of Kratos's division presidents sold simultaneously: KTT Division (Rock): 17 transactions, $2.72M — the most active seller by transaction count DRSS Division (Carter): 20 transactions, $1.60M — steady, small-block selling C5ISR Division (Mills): 4 transactions, $790K — more concentrated selling These are the people who run Kratos's core business lines — the drone programs, the radar systems, the C5ISR capabilities. When every division president sells within the same window as the CEO, it's a collective assessment of the stock's value at current levels. CFO Lund: $19.3M Career CFO Deanna Lund sold $480K in this round, adding to her $19.3M career total. She retains 274,983 shares (~$8.4M) — providing reasonable alignment, though her career sales exceed her current position by about 2.3x. Defense and Drones at Record Prices Kratos has been one of the best-performing defense stocks, driven by: Autonomous drone programs — the Valkyrie and other AI-enabled unmanned aircraft Hypersonic technology — high-speed missile and defense systems Rising defense budgets — bipartisan support for increased military spending For KTOS investors riding the defense tech wave, $23.7M in coordinated insider selling — 49 total transactions from the CEO, CFO, and all three division presidents — is a comprehensive data point. The people building Kratos's drones and missile systems are taking significant money off the table at current prices.

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Source: 13F Insight — https://13finsight.com/news/kratos-defense-ceo-demarco-sells-18m-ktos-5-insiders-24m-2026
Author: Alex Rivera — https://13finsight.com/authors/alex-rivera
Last updated: 2026-02-28T21:05:11.381Z