The stock of Comtech Telecommunications Corp (NASDAQ: CMTL) has increased by 11.73 when compared to last closing price of 1.96.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 27.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-09 that CHANDLER, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)—- $CMTL #5G–April 9, 2025– Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) (“Comtech” or the “Company”), a global communications technology leader, announced today that Comtech Satellite Networks Technologies Corp., located in Montreal, Canada, recently completed initial deliveries of the Company’s next generation Very Small Aperture Terminal (“VSAT”) systems to a strategically significant allied Navy partner in the Asia Pacific (“APAC”) region. The initial deliveries of.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CMTL is 1.12. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CMTL is 26.36M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CMTL on May 23, 2025 was 301.55K shares.
CMTL’s Market Performance
CMTL stock saw an increase of 27.33% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 62.22% and a quarterly increase of 3.79%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.19%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.79% for Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 35.73% for CMTL’s stock, with a -20.73% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMTL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMTL stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for CMTL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CMTL in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $3.50 based on the research report published on June 25, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMTL reach a price target of $18.25. The rating they have provided for CMTL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 15th, 2023.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Underperform” to CMTL, setting the target price at $7.50 in the report published on December 08th of the previous year.
CMTL Trading at 37.15% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMTL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -57.56% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.19%, as shares surge +56.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.82% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMTL rose by +27.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.6100. In addition, Comtech Telecommunications Corp saw -45.39% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for CMTL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for Comtech Telecommunications Corp stands at -0.56. The total capital return value is set at -0.57. Equity return is now at value -53.44, with -24.93 for asset returns.
Based on Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.17. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -6.77.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -44.81 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.64. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.75.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Comtech Telecommunications Corp (CMTL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
