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CFO Continues Insider Distribution with Another $910K Stock Sale

Arie Shkolnikov · Analysis by Wiseek AI
More coverage: Software Stocks · Technology
Sentiment info
Negative
Importance info
7
Price
$4.58
Mkt Cap
$344.537M
52W Low
$3.785
52W High
$8.36
52W Position info
21% above low
Off High info
45% below high
Rel. Volume info
1.7× avg
Market data snapshot near publication time

TLS sits 21% above its 52-week low of $3.785.

Summary

Telos CFO Gary Mark Bendza sold 200,000 shares for $910,000 on September 9, continuing a pattern of insider distribution that has seen $1.74M in open-market sales over the past 90 days with no insider buying.


Key Events · Ownership and Investor Activity · TLS

  • CFO Sells $910K of Stock

    Gary Mark Bendza sold 200,000 shares at $4.55 on September 9, 2026, for total proceeds of $910,000.

  • Insider Distribution Pattern

    This sale adds to $1.74M in open-market insider sales over the past 90 days with zero insider purchases, indicating consistent distribution.

  • Post-Sale Holdings

    Bendza retains 537,008 shares directly plus 10,721.58 shares indirectly through a 401k plan.

  • Prior Sales Context

    Bendza previously sold 250,000 shares for over $1M in June 2026, making this his second major sale in three months.


Analysis · TLS · Technology

CFO Gary Mark Bendza sold 200,000 shares at $4.55 on September 9, 2026, for $910,000. This follows his $1.08M sale in June and adds to a 90-day insider distribution pattern totaling $1.74M with zero open-market buys. The sale represents 0.264% of the company's market cap and reduces his direct holdings to 537,008 shares. While the company recently reported strong Q2 results and a $34.3M contract win, the persistent insider selling by the CFO and other officers suggests management is monetizing equity despite the positive operational news.

How filings like this one have moved

In the 30 days to Sep 10, 2026, 29.9% of the 1988 measured filings Wiseek scored 7 moved their stock by 5% or more by the next session's close. The median move was -0.12%. These are measured outcomes after filings of this importance, not a forecast for this one.

Measured one observation per ticker per day, after exclusions. Current figures: Filing Impact Tracker · open dataset

At the time of this filing, TLS was trading at $4.58 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $344.5M. The 52-week trading range was $3.79 to $8.36. This filing was assessed with negative market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.

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TLS
Aug 31, 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.85
Real-time Price: $4.58 info
Change: -$0.270 (-6%) info
Market Cap: $344.537M info
TLS
Aug 10, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 8-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.84
Real-time Price: $4.58 info
Change: -$0.260 (-5%) info
Market Cap: $344.537M info
TLS
Jul 24, 2026, 4:38 PM EDT
Filing Type: SCHEDULE 13D
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $4.51
Real-time Price: $4.58 info
Change: +$0.070 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $344.537M info
TLS
Jun 26, 2026, 4:20 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.50
Real-time Price: $4.58 info
Change: +$0.080 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $344.537M info
TLS
Jun 24, 2026, 5:02 PM EDT
Filing Type: 144
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $4.34
Real-time Price: $4.58 info
Change: +$0.240 (+6%) info
Market Cap: $344.537M info