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$4.54 -0.06 (-1.30%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$324.36M
Shares
74.74M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$4.54 Open$4.60 Day$4.40–4.65 52W close$3.88–7.76 Avg vol 30d463K Short int2.4M · 3.3% float · 5.9d Short vol40% Last earningsAug 10, 2026 DataNov 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 11, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 13 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 Sell Momentum Neutral Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent 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 −7%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −0%
      below
      RSI (14) 50
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 17%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return +17%
      trailing
      YTD return −11%
      this year
      Relative strength +3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $5 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -2% 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
      158 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 60
      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 6.3%
      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 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 10, 2026
      Third Quarter
      Revenue $49.2M – $50.6M
      Year-Over-Year Growth -4% – -2%
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $6M – $6.8M
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP 12.2% – 13.4%
      Full Year
      Revenue $187M – $195M
      Year-Over-Year Growth 14% – 18%
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin Non-GAAP 12.6% – 14.7%
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $23.6M – $28.6M
      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 3 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%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 4 · 0
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −0% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      50 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      17% 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
      -2% 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
      158 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $4 Now $5 · 17% Range high $8
      vs 200-day avg -7% vs 50-day avg 0%

      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
      EBITDA (Non-GAAP) non-GAAP 8.54M 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
      $324.36M -11.0% +52.2% 3.3%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      $3.68T +2.4% +6.9% 27.6 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      $433.57B -22.8% +17.3% 25.8 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      $418.23B -2.1% +56.2% 148.8 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      $313.18B +108.6% +29.0% 315.0 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
      158
      % held
      67.6%
      Net QoQ
      +1.7M sh
      Top holder
      BARCLAYS PLC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      147
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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 %
      40%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      30
      Value
      $147
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.1%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 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
      $50.0M
      Remaining
      $43.2M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 10, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $47.7K
      Shares
      11.0K
      Filed
      Aug 12, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 10, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      TLS -5.0% -4.0% +17.0% +2.3% -11.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -5.4% -8.5% +3.2% -1.7% -24.8%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $50.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $6.80M
      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) 159 filings 156 filers Visit website Investor relations