Telos (TLS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Telos also provides secure mobile communication tools, such as the Ultralight® Voice service, designed to protect voice and data traffic on smartphones without compromising user experience. In addition, the company’s CipherGraph® Cloud platform offers a unified interface for managing hybrid cloud infrastructure and ensuring secure connectivity.

Founded in 1960 and rebranded as Telos in 2000, the company has its headquarters in Ashburn, Virginia, with additional offices and partnerships across the United States and in select international markets. Over more than six decades, Telos has built a reputation for tailored engineering support, program management and long-term maintenance services. Its solutions are frequently deployed to safeguard critical national security missions and protect sensitive data at scale.

Telos is led by John B. Wood, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, who has guided the firm’s strategic expansion in cybersecurity and cloud offerings. Under Wood’s leadership, Telos has pursued a growth strategy that combines in-house innovation with targeted acquisitions to broaden its technology portfolio. The company continues to invest in R&D to address emerging cyber threats and evolving regulatory requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.32 to $4.50
• 50-Day Range: $4.10 to $5.24
• 52-Week Range: $2.37 to $8.36
• Volume: 318,513 shs
• Average Volume: 746,352 shs
• Market Capitalization: $332.20 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $7.10
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Telos Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Telos scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 352nd out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Telos has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Telos has a consensus price target of $7.10, representing about 59.9% upside from its current price of $4.44.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Telos has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Telos are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.21) to ($0.16) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Telos is -12.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Telos is -12.69, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Telos has a P/B Ratio of 3.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.50% of the float of Telos has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Telos has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.64.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Telos has recently increased by 4.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Telos does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Telos does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Telos has a news sentiment score of 0.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Telos this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for TLS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Telos to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Telos insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,386,488.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.90% of the stock of Telos is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.14% of the stock of Telos is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/11/2026
• Today: 7/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Systems Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TLS
• CIK: 320121
• Web: www.telos.com
• Phone: 703-724-3800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 850
• Year Founded: 1971

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Telos: $7.10
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +59.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.35)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.55 million
• Net Margins: -14.25%
• Pretax Margin: -14.60%
• Return on Equity: -11.95%
• Return on Assets: -8.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.05
• Current Ratio: 2.59
• Quick Ratio: 2.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $181.93 million
• Price / Sales: 1.83
• Cash Flow: $0.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 105.74
• Book Value: $1.30 per share
• Price / Book: 3.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 74,819,000
• Free Float: 63,671,000
• Market Cap: $332.20 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.98