Telos Corp (NASDAQ: TLS)’s stock price has soared by 9.55 in relation to previous closing price of 3.35. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 10.21% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-09-16 that New enrollment locations offer convenient options for consumers to enroll in TSA PreCheck at Office Depot locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Texas New enrollment locations offer convenient options for consumers to enroll in TSA PreCheck at Office Depot locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Texas
Is It Worth Investing in Telos Corp (NASDAQ: TLS) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for TLS is at 0.96. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for TLS is 50.91M, and currently, shorts hold a 7.34% of that float. The average trading volume for TLS on September 20, 2024 was 935.02K shares.
TLS’s Market Performance
The stock of Telos Corp (TLS) has seen a 10.21% increase in the past week, with a 1.38% rise in the past month, and a 3.97% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.94%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.24% for TLS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.28% for TLS’s stock, with a -3.85% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TLS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TLS stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for TLS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for TLS in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $4.50 based on the research report published on November 10, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Northland Capital, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TLS reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $2.50. The rating they have provided for TLS stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 27th, 2023.
Northland Capital gave a rating of “Market Perform” to TLS, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on January 03rd of the previous year.
TLS Trading at 2.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TLS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.94%, as shares surge +0.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TLS rose by +10.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -13.65% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.39. In addition, Telos Corp saw 0.55% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TLS starting from Wood John B, who purchase 158,644 shares at the price of $2.39 back on Aug 12 ’24. After this action, Wood John B now owns 5,026,925 shares of Telos Corp, valued at $379,159 using the latest closing price.
Schaufeld Fredrick, the Director of Telos Corp, purchase 212,463 shares at $2.51 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that Schaufeld Fredrick is holding 1,556,610 shares at $533,282 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TLS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Telos Corp stands at -0.23. The total capital return value is set at -0.2. Equity return is now at value -19.44, with -15.42 for asset returns.
Based on Telos Corp (TLS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.07 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -46.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -26.49 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.74. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.76.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Telos Corp (TLS) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
