COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS C CMTL
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 205826209 · ISIN US2058262096
Company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, United States
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryRadio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
- HeadquartersChandler, AZ
- Founded1972
- Websitecomtech.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 27.9m as of 2023-03-03, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $12.50. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($366.7k notional), 4 hold puts ($321.7k).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 144 |
| Q4 2022 | 132 |
| Q1 2023 | 138 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 45 | 71 |
| Q1 2023 | 63 | 50 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $1.0m | $897.0k | 0.87 |
| Q4 2022 | $134.5k | $484.4k | 3.60 |
| Q1 2023 | $366.7k | $321.7k | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| Freshford Capital Management, LLC | New | +359.6k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Added | +134.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +129.1k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC | Added | +124.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +86.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +52.0k |
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +44.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +35.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +33.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Added | +30.5k |
Biggest sellers
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -725.0k |
| Acacia Research Corp | Reduced | -205.1k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -164.0k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -79.7k |
| Clearline Capital LP | Sold out | -75.0k |
| 272 Capital LP | Sold out | -54.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -45.4k |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -40.6k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -28.6k |
| Jump Financial, LLC | Sold out | -16.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | New | $172.2k13.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $148.5k11.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $46.0k3.7k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $189.7k15.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $131.0k10.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $1.0k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Magnetar Financial LLC
13D · may seek influence
+1.2 pts · filed 2026-06-17
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Amended Subordinated Credit Agreement On June 14, 2026, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. ("Comtech" or the "Company") entered into the Amendment No. 3 to Subordinated Credit Agreement (the "Subordinated Amendment No. 3") with the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as agent (the "Subordinated Agent"), which amends that certain Subordinated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2024, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and the Subordinated Agent (as amended by that certain Waiver and Amendment No. 1 to Subordinated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 3, 2025, and that certain Amendment No. 2 to Subordinated … Full filing |
42.8% |
White Hat Capital Partners LP
13D · may seek influence
no change · filed 2026-06-16
Stated purposeAmendment No. 3 to the Subordinated Credit Agreement In connection with the entry by the Issuer, on June 14, 2026, into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement" and the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement the "Transactions"), by and among the Issuer, certain direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Issuer named therein and Wavestream Corporation, a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Israel, on June 14, 2026, the Issuer entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Subordinated Credit Agreement ("Amendment No. 3 to Subordinated Credit Agreement") with the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and the Subordinated Agent, which amends that certain Subordinated Credit Ag… Full filing |
10.0% |
| QVT Financial LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP (0.5%, 2026-07-28), NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (4.0%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 5 | $289.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $13.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $573.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-14 | Carpenter Wendi B. Director | Bought | $12.6k1.0k shares |
| 2023-01-11 | Peterman Ken Allen Chairman, President and CEO, director | Bought | $560.9k44.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $54.5m | Reduced -79.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.8m $23.1m | Added +790 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $20.6m | Added +129.1k |
| Acacia Research Corp 77.72% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.6m | Reduced -205.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.8m | Added +22.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $12.5m | Reduced -45.4k |
| Archon Capital Management LLC 4.01% of their portfolio | 906.5k $11.3m | Added +124.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 889.2k $11.1m | Added +16.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 524.0k $6.5m | Added +35.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 518.9k $6.5m | Added +17.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 494.4k $6.2m | Added +15.3k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 411.9k $5.1m | Reduced -1.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.2k $5.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Freshford Capital Management, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 359.6k $4.5m | New |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 310.6k $3.9m | Reduced -12.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.2k $3.8m | Added +13.2k |
| Huber Capital Management LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 293.5k $3.7m | Reduced -5.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.9k $3.6m | Reduced -4.8k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 223.7k $2.8m | Reduced -825 |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 194.3k $2.4m | Reduced -3.4k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.5k $2.4m | Added +86.2k |
| Teton Advisors, Inc. 0.59% of their portfolio | 179.1k $2.2m | Added +55 |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.7k $2.2m | Added +134.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $2.1m | Reduced -1.2k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 148.2k $1.8m | Added +11.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.2k $1.8m | Added +27.0k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 128.2k $1.6m | Reduced -164.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.0k $1.4m | Reduced -1.7k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.0k $1.4m | Reduced -12.1k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.5k $1.4m | Reduced -14.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.6k $1.4m | Added +30.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.1k $1.3m | Added +33.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $1.2m | Added +3.8k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.7k $1.2m | Added +52.0k |
| GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 88.8k $1.1m | Added +4.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.5k $930.4k | Added +11.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 67.1k $837.1k | Reduced -757 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $762.9k | Added +7.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.0k $748.8k | Reduced -6.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.1k $725.0k | Reduced -100 |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.7k $620.3k | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.9k $609.6k | Reduced -1.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $562.9k | Added +12.8k |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 44.2k $552.1k | Reduced -40.6k |
| AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 44.0k $549.1k | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.0k $549.0k | Added +11.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.7k $520.8k | Unchanged |
| Lapides Asset Management, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 40.4k $504.0k | Reduced -1.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $486.0k | Reduced -12.2k |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.4k $466.4k | Added +2.1k |
| Profit Investment Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 34.6k $431.8k | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.0k $424.6k | Reduced -182 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $388.5k | Added +18.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.3k $377.6k | Added +6.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $367.0k | Reduced -212 |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.7k $358.2k | Added +14.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.7k $345.0k | Reduced -79 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $344.0k | Reduced -865 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $335.4k | Reduced -970 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $316.0k | New |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.6k $306.8k | Added +6.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.6k $295.0k | Reduced -12.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $286.8k | Added +10.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.6k $282.2k | Added +3.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.9k $261.0k | Added +9.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $254.9k | Reduced -3.2k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $237.0k | Reduced -252 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $230.9k | Unchanged |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $209.7k | Added +3.9k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.8k $209.0k | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $203.3k | Reduced -4.5k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.3k $203.1k | Reduced -443 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $200.5k | Unchanged |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.6k $195.0k | Added +4.6k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $194.0k | Reduced -2.0k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.5k $193.0k | Added +1.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.1k $188.7k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $177.8k | Added +57 |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $177.0k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.9k $173.5k | Reduced -2.9k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.7k $170.5k | Reduced -28.6k |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.9k $161.0k | Reduced -200 |
| Cullen Capital Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.7k $158.5k | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.0k $150.0k | Added +10.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $148.3k | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $145.6k | Added +980 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.5k $143.8k | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.4k $142.0k | Reduced -792 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $141.5k | Unchanged |
| Maryland State Retirement & Pension System 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.2k $140.4k | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4k $117.4k | Reduced -972 |
| OREGON PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $114.7k | Added +65 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.6k $107.1k | Added +5.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.7k $96.0k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.7k $83.7k | Added +5.3k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0k $74.9k | Unchanged |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4k $67.0k | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1k $63.0k | New |
| NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $53.2k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $51.6k | Added +248 |