Telos (TLS) Competitors

Weave Communications (NYSE:WEAV) and Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WEAV or TLS?

Weave Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Telos. Weave Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weave Communications	$204.31M	3.92	-$31.03M	-$0.39	-27.42
Telos	$108.27M	1.89	-$34.42M	-$0.73	-3.75

Is WEAV or TLS more profitable?

Weave Communications has a net margin of -13.87% compared to Telos' net margin of -40.80%. Telos' return on equity of -28.19% beat Weave Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weave Communications	-13.87%	-28.37%	-10.49%
Telos	-40.80%	-28.19%	-22.17%

Do analysts recommend WEAV or TLS?

Weave Communications presently has a consensus price target of $15.90, suggesting a potential upside of 48.68%. Telos has a consensus price target of $4.13, suggesting a potential upside of 50.55%. Given Telos' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telos is more favorable than Weave Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weave Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Telos	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more volatility & risk, WEAV or TLS?

Weave Communications has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telos has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WEAV or TLS?

86.8% of Weave Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Telos shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Weave Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of Telos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer WEAV or TLS?

In the previous week, Weave Communications had 11 more articles in the media than Telos. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Weave Communications and 9 mentions for Telos. Telos' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Weave Communications' score of 0.48 indicating that Telos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weave Communications	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Telos	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEAV or TLS?

Telos received 30 more outperform votes than Weave Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.67% of users gave Telos an outperform vote while only 52.17% of users gave Weave Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weave Communications	Outperform Votes 24 52.17%	Underperform Votes 22 47.83%
Telos	Outperform Votes 54 60.67%	Underperform Votes 35 39.33%

Summary

Weave Communications beats Telos on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.