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$4.50 +0.07 (+1.58%) At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$336.32M
Shares
74.74M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$4.50 Open$4.47 Day$4.35–4.57 52W close$3.88–7.76 Avg vol 30d457K Short int2.4M · 3.3% float · 5.9d Short vol61% Last earningsAug 10, 2026 DataNov 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 11, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.1 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −7%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −1%
      below
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 16%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return 0%
      trailing
      6-month return +12%
      trailing
      YTD return −12%
      this year
      Relative strength 0%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $5 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +26 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.26% of float · ▲ +9.3% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      159 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 54
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +52%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 37%
      expanding
      EPS growth +32%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $29.4M
      Buyback $43.2M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $42.2M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 64%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −50%
      past year
      ATR 5.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 4 of last 4
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 10, 2026
      Third Quarter
      Revenue $49.2M – $50.6M
      prior qtr $47.75M midpoint +4.5% QoQ
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP 12.2% – 13.4%
      Full Year
      Revenue $187M – $195M
      prior FY $164.81M midpoint +15.9% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $23.6M – $28.6M
      Year-Over-Year Growth 14% – 18%
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP 12.6% – 14.7%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2026
      Revenue growth · second quarter $44M – $46M
      Cash gross margin · second quarter 39%
      Adjusted EBITDA · second quarter $5M – $6M
      Adjusted EBITDA margin · second quarter 11.4% – 13%
      Guided vs delivered · last 4 settled
      Revenue Fourth Quarter
      guided $44M – $46.3M
      $46.78M Beat +3.6%
      Revenue Full Year
      guided $162M – $164.3M
      $164.81M Beat +1.0%
      Revenue first quarter
      guided $28M – $29M
      $29.62M Beat +3.9%
      Revenues full year
      guided $134M – $138M
      $145.38M Beat +6.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −1% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      16% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $5 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -1% holders QoQ · +26 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$1.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      3.26% of float · ▲ +9.3% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      159 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $4 Now $5 · 16% Range high $8
      vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg -1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted gross profit (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP 34.49M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted net income (loss) (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP 7.67M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted operating expenses (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP 26.54M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Cash operating expenses (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP 28.86M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted Net Income/(Loss) non-GAAP $4.5M Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      TLS
      Telos Corp
      this stock
      $336.32M -11.8% +52.2% 3.3%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      $3.59T -0.1% +6.9% 26.9 1.1%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      $432.41B +1.2% +56.2% 153.8 2.8%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      $421.90B -24.9% +17.3% 25.1 1.7%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      $291.66B +94.3% +29.0% 293.3 2.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      159
      % held
      67.7%
      Net QoQ
      +1.8M sh
      Top holder
      BARCLAYS PLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      146
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      2.4M
      Days to cover
      5.9d
      Change
      +208.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      61%
      As of
      Aug 21, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      125
      Value
      $591
      As of
      Jul 17, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.1%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$1.4M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $164.8M
      Net income (FY)
      $-36.5M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.50
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $75.0M
      Remaining
      $43.2M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $53.2K
      Shares
      12.0K
      Filed
      Aug 21, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 10, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      TLS -0.9% -0.2% +11.7% +1.4% -11.8%
      SPY -1.4% +3.6% +11.6% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY +0.5% -3.9% +0.1% -1.2% -24.1%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $75.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $31.80M
      Remaining
      $43.20M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 320121 CUSIP 87969B101 13F (30d) 147 filings 146 filers Visit website Investor relations