Northland Securities Weighs in on Telos Q3 Earnings

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) – Northland Securities issued their Q3 2027 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Telos in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 6th. Northland Securities analyst N. Chokshi forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.04) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Telos’ current full-year earnings is ($0.21) per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Telos from $8.00 to $5.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Telos in a research note on Monday, April 20th. Wedbush reduced their price objective on Telos from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC began coverage on Telos in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $7.10.

Telos Stock Performance

NASDAQ:TLS opened at $4.78 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.59, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Telos has a twelve month low of $2.37 and a twelve month high of $8.36. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.52 and a 200-day moving average of $4.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $357.71 million, a P/E ratio of -13.71 and a beta of 0.98.

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 11th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.04. Telos had a negative net margin of 14.25% and a negative return on equity of 11.95%. The firm had revenue of $47.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.62 million.

Insider Activity

In other Telos news, EVP Gary Mark Bendza sold 80,140 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.41, for a total value of $353,417.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 737,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,250,205.28. This trade represents a 9.81% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Derrick D. Dockery sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.36, for a total value of $30,520.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 179,591 shares in the company, valued at approximately $783,016.76. This represents a 3.75% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 320,772 shares of company stock valued at $1,386,488. 14.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLS. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Telos by 51.3% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 40,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,000 after acquiring an additional 13,584 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Telos during the 1st quarter valued at about $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 valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in Telos by 3.4% in the second quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 82,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $261,000 after purchasing an additional 2,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Telos by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 112,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 3,889 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 62.14% of the company’s stock.

About Telos

Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) is a provider of cybersecurity, secure communications, and enterprise IT solutions designed to help organizations manage risk, accelerate mission delivery and maintain compliance. The company’s core business activities encompass risk management and compliance automation, secure mobility, zero-trust architecture, cloud security, and identity and access management. Telos serves a diverse customer base that includes U.S. federal agencies, the Department of Defense, intelligence communities and select commercial enterprises.

Among its flagship offerings is the Xacta® platform, which automates assessment and authorization for IT systems and cloud environments, helping clients streamline compliance with NIST, FedRAMP and other frameworks.