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CMTL · Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/

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$1.76 +0.00 (+0.00%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$52.73M
Shares
29.96M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$1.76 Open$1.76 Day$1.74–1.80 52W close$1.62–5.98 Avg vol 30d394K Short int536K · 1.8% float · 1.5d Short vol34% Last earningsJun 15, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 15

Up next

Next earnings call
Sep 16, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Oct 31, 2026 Est
filed Jun 15, 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
      Strong Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Weak Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −54%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −24%
      below
      RSI (14) 40
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 3%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +9%
      trailing
      6-month return −67%
      trailing
      YTD return −67%
      this year
      Relative strength −81%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $2 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -10% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$520 over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.79% of float · ▲ +44.2% MoM · 1.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      76 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 49
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −8%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 26%
      contracting
      EPS growth −48%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-16.9M
      Buyback $100.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $78.4M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 92%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −73%
      past year
      ATR 6.9%
      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

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Mar 16, 2026
      Recurring annualized cost savings · over time $3M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 10, 2025
      Net sales · first quarter of fiscal 2026 $107M – $113M
      Cash flow provided by operating activities · first quarter of fiscal 2026 $6M – $7M

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −54% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −24% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      40 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      3% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $2 › 200d $4 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -10% holders QoQ · +9 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$520 over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.79% of float · ▲ +44.2% MoM · 1.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      76 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $2 Now $2 · 3% Range high $6
      vs 200-day avg -54% vs 50-day avg -24%

      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
      Funded backlog $696.1M as of April 30, 2026
      Revenue visibility $1.1B at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026
      Total liquidity $49.4M at quarter end of the third quarter of fiscal 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 8.6% the second quarter of fiscal 2026

      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

      Communication Equipment — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CMTL
      Comtech Telecommunications Corp /De/
      this stock
      $52.73M -66.7% -7.6% 1.8%
      CSCO
      Cisco Systems, Inc.
      $440.18B +45.0% +2.8% 37.1 1.7%
      HPE
      Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co
      $79.21B +144.4% +13.8% 54.9 4.9%
      MSI
      Motorola Solutions, Inc.
      $77.74B +21.7% +5.7% 37.0 2.3%
      LITE
      Lumentum Holdings Inc.
      $72.55B +151.3% +24.6% 168.3 11.0%

      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 Reducing
      Holders
      76
      % held
      40.0%
      Net QoQ
      -3.7M sh
      Top holder
      QVT Financial LP
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      63
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      536.4K
      Days to cover
      1.5d
      Change
      +164.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      34%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      23.7K
      Value
      $50.0K
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.7%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$520
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $499.5M
      Net income (FY)
      $-155.3M
      EPS diluted
      $-6.95
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $100.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 15, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CMTL +1.7% +8.6% -67.5% +4.8% -66.7%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.3% +4.2% -81.2% +0.8% -80.6%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.10 / share · ex Jan 17, 2023
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.00 / share · 0 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · no payout in the trailing year
      Buyback program · as of Sep 22, 2021
      Authorized
      $100.00M
      Spent (derived)
      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 23197 CUSIP 205826209 13F (30d) 80 filings 75 filers Visit website Investor relations