Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) released its earnings results on Monday. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.06), Zacks reports. Telos had a negative net margin of 47.55% and a negative return on equity of 36.19%. Telos updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Telos Price Performance

TLS stock traded up $0.47 on Monday, reaching $6.85. The company had a trading volume of 662,006 shares, compared to its average volume of 896,939. The company’s fifty day moving average is $6.85 and its 200 day moving average is $4.49. The company has a market cap of $497.63 million, a P/E ratio of -8.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 2.55 and a current ratio of 2.65. Telos has a 1 year low of $1.83 and a 1 year high of $8.36.

Insider Buying and Selling at Telos

In other Telos news, Director Fredrick Schaufeld sold 255,449 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.79, for a total transaction of $1,734,498.71. Following the sale, the director directly owned 1,338,698 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,089,759.42. This trade represents a 16.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Bradley W. Jacobs sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.26, for a total transaction of $156,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 188,293 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,178,714.18. This represents a 11.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 537,544 shares of company stock valued at $3,579,041. 14.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Telos

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Telos by 51.3% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 40,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,000 after purchasing an additional 13,584 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Telos in the first quarter valued at $39,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Telos by 28.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 17,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in Telos by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 82,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 2,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in Telos by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 112,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $355,000 after buying an additional 3,889 shares during the last quarter. 62.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TLS has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $4.50 price objective (up previously from $2.25) on shares of Telos in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Telos in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Telos in a research note on Friday, October 17th. DA Davidson upped their price target on Telos from $2.25 to $4.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price objective on Telos from $6.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.83.

About Telos

Telos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides cyber, cloud, and enterprise security solutions worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Security Solutions and Secure Networks. It provides Xacta, a platform for enterprise cyber risk management and security compliance automation; and consulting, assessment and compliance, engineering and evaluation, operations, and penetration testing services.