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CMTL Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Tech Hardware · Radio & tv broadcasting & communications equipment · CIK 0000023197
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
29
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
11
Codes C/M, not in net · no price filed

What the filings say about CMTL

Insiders, 180 days
-$520 net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Comtech Telecommunications insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP /DE/ insiders sold a net $520 of stock across 34 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
President, S&S Comm. Segment
SELL
2026-06-23 SECtraded 2026-06-18
200
$520
-43.8%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.6% of the 31,040 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 29 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President, S&S Comm. Segment Gizinski Daniel sold about $520 of CMTL on Jun 18, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 29 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2023-06-28 SECtraded 2023-06-26
1,000
$9.6K
-85.6%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 buys), the last on Jun 15, 2023.
  • -12.4% median (-13.1% mean) 90-day return after 4 previous buys.
  • The trade is 22.2% of the 4,506 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 29 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Carpenter Wendi B. bought about $9.6K of CMTL on Jun 26, 2023; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 29 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2023-06-23 SECtraded 2023-06-21
100,000
$889.0K
-85.9%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 28.8% of the 347,639 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 29 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Quinlan Mark R. bought about $889.0K of CMTL on Jun 21, 2023, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 29 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2023-06-15 SEC
1,000
$9.2K
-84.3%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys), the last on Apr 19, 2023.
  • -14.9% median (-16.6% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
  • The trade is 28.6% of the 3,500 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 29 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Carpenter Wendi B. bought about $9.2K of CMTL on Jun 15, 2023; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 29 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Operating Officer
BUY
2023-06-15 SECtraded 2023-06-14
2,233
$20.0K
-84.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Jul 21, 2022.
  • The trade is 30.8% of the 7,247 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 29 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Operating Officer HEDDEN MARIA bought about $20.0K of CMTL on Jun 14, 2023; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 29 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
34 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$520 over 180 days
more than 92% of Tech Hardware
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
29 funds bought in last quarter
below 77% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
-17.0% year over year
below 89% of Tech Hardware
Margin
-14.5% net margin
below 66% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 1.6 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 62% of Tech Hardware
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-57.8%12M
-62%-11%+40%+91%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-18 · Gizinski Daniel sold $520
Insider sell
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Who owns CMTL: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
1,676,031 sh
$3.3M
726,806 sh
$2.0M

Congress trades in CMTL

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CMTL planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

CMTL mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Ultra-Small Company Fund
$266.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.3%
Adara Smaller Companies Fund
$1.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.1%
Needham Aggressive Growth Fund
$1.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$79.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Fund
$309.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
Needham Small Cap Growth Fund
$82.3K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $520 sold by insiders over 180 days, 29 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

CMTL financials

Revenue growth
-17.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-14.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$249.6M
four quarters, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Net margin, TTM
-14.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Free cash flow, TTM
$22.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-01 to 2026-07-31
Debt to equity
2.78x
long-term 2026-04-30 plus current 2026-04-30; equity 2026-07-31
Cash flow to debt
0.35x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-04-30 plus current 2026-04-30
Return on equity
-50.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on assets
-5.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-3.7%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-07-31 and 2026-07-31 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$113.0M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-10-08 shares, plus long-term 2026-04-30 plus current 2026-04-30, minus cash 2026-07-31
FCF yield
+55.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-072025-072024-072023-07
Revenue$249.6M$499.5M$540.4M$550.0M
Gross profit$97.2M$95.2M$157.2M$184.5M
Operating income-$18.2M-$29.9M-$79.9M-$14.7M
Net income-$36.2M-$155.3M-$100.0M-$26.9M
EPS (diluted)-2.31-6.95-4.70-1.21
Operating cash flow$37.4M-$8.3M-$54.5M-$4.4M
Cash$35.0M$35.4M$32.4M$19.0M
Long-term debtn/a$114.4M$173.5M$160.0M
Dividends paid$32.0K$158.0K$268.0K$8.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

CMTL Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CMTL ranks highest on risk and compliance (65th percentile) and insider conviction (46th), and lowest on growth (14th), among Tech Hardware peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
31
Inputs
  • Return on equity-50.5% · 18 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on assets-5.0% · 37 pct, sector of 92
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-3.7% · 38 pct, sector of 72
Financial health
31
Inputs
  • Debt to equity2.78x · 6 pct, sector of 72
  • Cash flow to debt0.35x · 56 pct, sector of 63
Growth
14
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-17.0% · 11 pct, sector of 102
  • Backlog growth, YoY-14.2% · 17 pct, sector of 48
Insider conviction
46
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$520 · 92 pct, sector of 75
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
23
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter29 · 23 pct, sector of 89
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
65
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.2% · 70 pct, sector of 106
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+10.0% · 59 pct, sector of 80
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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CMTL filings, in plain words

Are Comtech Telecommunications insiders buying or selling CMTL?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Comtech Telecommunications insiders were net sellers, a net $520 across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Comtech Telecommunications insiders were net sellers of CMTL, a net $520 across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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