Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Cut to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday,Wall Street Zen reports.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on TLS. Weiss Ratings upgraded Telos from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of Telos from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Wedbush lowered shares of Telos from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Finally, Yorkville Ives assumed coverage on shares of Telos in a report on Monday, October 5th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Telos has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $6.42.

Telos Stock Up 48.8%

Shares of Telos stock opened at $7.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.26. Telos has a 1 year low of $3.79 and a 1 year high of $8.36. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $4.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.53. The stock has a market cap of $535.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.14 and a beta of 0.98.

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.06. Telos had a negative net margin of 8.13% and a negative return on equity of 2.60%. The business had revenue of $55.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $50.11 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Telos will post -0.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Telos

In related news, Director Derrick Dockery sold 12,000 shares of Telos stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.43, for a total transaction of $53,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 156,591 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $693,698.13. The trade was a 7.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Gary Bendza sold 174,539 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.05, for a total value of $706,882.95. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 337,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,364,882.40. This represents a 34.12% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 581,549 shares of company stock worth $2,512,583. 14.90% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Telos

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. R Squared Ltd lifted its position in Telos by 40.5% in the third quarter. R Squared Ltd now owns 18,716 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 5,396 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Telos during the second quarter valued at about $34,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Telos during the third quarter valued at about $42,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Telos in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Telos by 13.7% in the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 146,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $615,000 after acquiring an additional 17,730 shares during the period. 62.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Telos News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Telos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Telos reported third-quarter EPS of $0.09, ahead of estimates of $0.03–$0.04, and revenue of $55.2 million versus expectations of $50.11 million. Telos Q3 earnings and revenues surpass estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised or updated its revenue outlook above analyst consensus: fourth-quarter 2026 revenue is projected at $47.5 million–$50.0 million, versus a $45.5 million consensus, and full-year 2026 revenue at $198.2 million–$200.7 million, versus $191.3 million.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, Telos continues to report a negative net margin, a reminder that profitability remains a concern.

About Telos

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) is a cybersecurity and information technology company that provides secure technology solutions to government and commercial organizations. The company focuses on helping customers protect critical systems, data and digital identities while supporting secure operations in complex and highly regulated environments.

Its offerings include cybersecurity consulting, cloud security, secure networking, identity and access management, risk management and governance solutions.