Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Needham & Company LLC Analyst Says

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) had its price objective upped by stock analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $6.00 to $9.00 in a report issued on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Needham & Company LLC‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 25.52% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also issued reports on TLS. Wedbush lowered Telos from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Thursday, September 10th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Telos from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Yorkville Ives started coverage on Telos in a research report on Monday, October 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock. Zacks Research raised Telos from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Telos from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Telos currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $6.92.

Telos Stock Up 48.8%

Telos stock opened at $7.17 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 2.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Telos has a 1-year low of $3.79 and a 1-year high of $8.36. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.53. The company has a market cap of $535.89 million, a P/E ratio of -34.14 and a beta of 0.98.

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 9th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $55.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $50.11 million. Research analysts anticipate that Telos will post -0.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Derrick D. Dockery sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.43, for a total value of $53,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 156,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $693,698.13. This trade represents a 7.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Hutchinson Robbins sold 62,398 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.73, for a total transaction of $295,142.54. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 589,915 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,790,297.95. This trade represents a 9.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 581,549 shares of company stock worth $2,512,583. Insiders own 14.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Telos

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of TLS. Globeflex Capital L P acquired a new stake in shares of Telos in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,336,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of Telos by 29.7% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,118,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,688,000 after acquiring an additional 256,014 shares during the period. White Pine Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Telos during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,001,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Telos by 9.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,293,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,417,000 after acquiring an additional 115,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Telos during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $533,000. Institutional investors own 62.14% of the company’s stock.

Telos News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Telos this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Telos reported Q3 earnings of $0.09 per share, ahead of analyst estimates of $0.03–$0.04, and revenue of $55.2 million versus expectations of about $50.1 million. Telos Q3 earnings and revenue beat estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s Q4 revenue forecast of $47.5 million–$50.0 million is above the $45.5 million consensus estimate. Full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $198.2 million–$200.7 million also exceeds the $191.3 million consensus, suggesting a stronger revenue outlook than analysts had anticipated.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, Telos reported a negative net margin of 8.13% and negative return on equity of 2.60%, highlighting that profitability remains a concern. Telos earnings report

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.