Head to Head Contrast: Atos (OTCMKTS:AEXAY) vs. Telos (NASDAQ:TLS)
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyTelos (NASDAQ:TLS – Get Free Report) and Atos (OTCMKTS:AEXAY – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
62.1% of Telos shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.9% of Telos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility and Risk
Telos has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atos has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Telos and Atos, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Telos | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
| Atos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Telos presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 22.05%. Given Telos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Telos is more favorable than Atos.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Telos and Atos”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Telos | $108.27 million | 4.33 | -$52.52 million | ($0.41) | -15.49 |
| Atos | $11.57 billion | 852.60 | -$3.72 billion | N/A | N/A |
Telos has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atos.
Profitability
This table compares Telos and Atos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Telos | -20.47% | -26.12% | -19.88% |
| Atos | N/A | N/A | N/A |
About Telos
Telos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides cyber, cloud, and enterprise security solutions worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Security Solutions and Secure Networks. It provides Xacta, a platform for enterprise cyber risk management and security compliance automation; and consulting, assessment and compliance, engineering and evaluation, operations, and penetration testing services. The company also offers Telos Automated Message Handling System, a web-based organizational message distribution and management for mission-critical communications used by military field operatives; and Telos Advanced Cyber Analytics solution, which is a threat feed source of global Internet Protocol addresses known to engage in potentially malicious activity, including mass scanning and generic opportunistic attacks; and Telos Ghost, a solution to eliminate cyberattack surfaces by obfuscating and encrypting data, masking user identity and location, and hiding network resources, as well as provides security and privacy for intelligence gathering, cyber threat protection, securing critical infrastructure, and protecting communications and applications. In addition, the company provides IDTrust360, an enterprise digital trusted identity risk platform for extending flexible hybrid cloud identity services; and ONYX, a touchless fingerprint biometric solution for mobile devices. Further, it offers secure mobility solutions that enable remote work and minimize operational and security concerns across and beyond the enterprise; and network management and defense services for operating, administrating, and defending complex enterprise networks and services for defensive cyber operations. It serves the United States federal government, large commercial businesses, state and local governments, and international customers. Telos Corporation was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia.
About Atos
Atos SE provides digital transformation solutions and services worldwide. It offers advanced computing solutions; analytics, artificial intelligence, and automation solutions; cloud solutions; customer journey analytics and digital customer experience; decarbonization solutions; digital consulting; digital workplace solutions; edge computing and Internet of things solutions; and modern applications and platforms. The company also provides advance detection and response, data protection and governance, digital workplace security, IoT and OT security, trusted digital identities, and cybersecurity solutions; and infrastructure and foundation services. It serves financial services and insurance, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, public sector and defense, resources and services, and telecommunication and media industries. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Bezons, France.