Telos (TLS) Competitors

Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) and CI&T (NYSE:CINT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TLS or CINT?

62.1% of Telos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of CI&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Telos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend TLS or CINT?

Telos presently has a consensus price target of $4.88, indicating a potential downside of 6.97%. CI&T has a consensus price target of $8.01, indicating a potential upside of 61.71%. Given CI&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CI&T is more favorable than Telos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telos	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
CI&T	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more volatility and risk, TLS or CINT?

Telos has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI&T has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TLS or CINT?

CI&T has higher revenue and earnings than Telos. Telos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CI&T, 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
Telos	$108.27M	3.56	-$52.52M	-$0.75	-6.99
CI&T	$439.11M	1.52	$29.49M	$0.20	24.78

Is TLS or CINT more profitable?

CI&T has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Telos' net margin of -47.55%. CI&T's return on equity of 9.48% beat Telos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telos	-47.55%	-35.54%	-28.18%
CI&T	6.30%	9.48%	4.99%

Does the media prefer TLS or CINT?

In the previous week, Telos had 10 more articles in the media than CI&T. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Telos and 3 mentions for CI&T. Telos' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat CI&T's score of 0.00 indicating that Telos is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telos	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CI&T	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

CI&T beats Telos on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.