Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Buys 763,631 Shares of Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO - Free Report) by 11.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,720,357 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 763,631 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 4.29% of Talos Energy worth $74,964,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in Talos Energy by 21.9% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,173,765 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,149,000 after purchasing an additional 210,687 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Talos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $592,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Talos Energy by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 603,337 shares of the company's stock worth $5,858,000 after acquiring an additional 15,686 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Talos Energy by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,077,677 shares of the company's stock worth $10,464,000 after acquiring an additional 42,606 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its position in shares of Talos Energy by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 45,647 shares of the company's stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,335 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.35% of the company's stock.

Talos Energy Stock Up 9.7 %

NYSE:TALO traded up $0.69 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $7.76. The stock had a trading volume of 1,143,805 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,040,670. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market cap of $1.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.41 and a beta of 0.65. The business's 50 day moving average is $8.06 and its 200 day moving average is $9.46. Talos Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $6.23 and a fifty-two week high of $13.57.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TALO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup decreased their price target on Talos Energy from $14.50 to $12.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of Talos Energy from $16.00 to $12.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Stephens dropped their target price on shares of Talos Energy from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Talos Energy from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, Mizuho lowered their price objective on shares of Talos Energy from $15.00 to $12.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $14.38.

Talos Energy Profile

Talos Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States and Mexico. It also engages in the development of carbon capture and sequestration. Talos Energy Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.