Janus Henderson Group PLC Purchases 732,904 Shares of Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO)

Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO - Free Report) by 1,229.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 792,528 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 732,904 shares during the quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC owned 0.44% of Talos Energy worth $7,699,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in TALO. Barclays PLC grew its position 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 buying an additional 210,687 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Talos Energy by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 111,892 shares of the company's stock worth $1,086,000 after acquiring an additional 2,192 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Talos Energy by 182.1% in the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,884 shares of the company's stock valued at $106,000 after acquiring an additional 7,026 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Talos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $592,000. Finally, KBC Group NV increased its stake in shares of Talos Energy by 46.1% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 7,970 shares of the company's stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 2,515 shares during the last quarter. 89.35% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Mizuho dropped their price objective on Talos Energy from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 13th. Stephens lowered their target price on Talos Energy from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Citigroup dropped their price target on Talos Energy from $14.50 to $12.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on 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, KeyCorp lowered their price objective on Talos Energy from $16.00 to $12.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $14.25.

Talos Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:TALO traded up $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $7.97. 799,344 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,062,972. Talos Energy Inc. has a 52-week low of $6.23 and a 52-week high of $12.71. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $7.96 and a 200 day moving average of $9.31. 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 company has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.65.

Talos Energy Company 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.