Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Hits New 12-Month High – Here’s What Happened

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) shares hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as $8.36 and last traded at $6.9490, with a volume of 614443 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $6.38.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on TLS. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Telos in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating on shares of Telos in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Telos from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th. Wedbush upped their price objective on Telos from $6.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $4.50 target price (up previously from $2.25) on shares of Telos in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $5.83.

Telos Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of $6.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $571.20 million, a P/E ratio of -10.28 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 2.65 and a quick ratio of 2.55.

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by ($0.06). Telos had a negative net margin of 47.55% and a negative return on equity of 36.19%. Telos has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Telos Corporation will post -0.68 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Telos

In related news, CEO John B. Wood sold 200,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.55, for a total transaction of $1,310,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 4,984,365 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $32,647,590.75. This trade represents a 3.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Fredrick Schaufeld sold 255,449 shares of the 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 approximately $9,089,759.42. The trade was a 16.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 537,544 shares of company stock worth $3,579,041. 14.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Telos

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Telos by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 108,217 shares of the company’s stock worth $258,000 after buying an additional 12,284 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Telos by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 7,181,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,097,000 after buying an additional 611,978 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Telos during the first quarter worth $457,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in Telos by 69.4% in the second quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 24,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 10,100 shares during the period. Finally, Acuitas Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Telos by 14.3% during the 2nd quarter. Acuitas Investments LLC now owns 521,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,653,000 after purchasing an additional 65,356 shares during the period. 62.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Telos Company Profile

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.