Talos Energy (TALO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Talos Energy Inc. is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The company’s upstream operations are concentrated in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where it owns and operates offshore properties and produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Talos also operates a low-carbon business focused on carbon capture and sequestration. Through this business, the company evaluates and develops projects designed to capture carbon dioxide from industrial facilities and permanently store it in suitable underground geologic formations, particularly along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Founded in 2012, Talos became a publicly traded company in 2018. Its strategy combines offshore exploration and production with opportunities related to carbon management and emissions reduction. Talos is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and is led by Timothy S. Duncan, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.60 to $18.21
• 50-Day Range: $13.48 to $17.71
• 52-Week Range: $8.87 to $18.44
• Volume: 2.10 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.71
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Talos Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Talos Energy scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 167th out of 250 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Talos Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Talos Energy is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Talos Energy has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Talos Energy are expected to grow by 15.71% in the coming year, from $1.40 to $1.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Talos Energy is -7.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Talos Energy is -7.41, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Talos Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.66% of the float of Talos Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Talos Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.51.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Talos Energy has recently increased by 2.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Talos Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Talos Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.54

News Sentiment

Talos Energy has a news sentiment score of 1.54. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Talos Energy this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for TALO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Talos Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Talos Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,625,679.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.51% of the stock of Talos Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.35% of the stock of Talos Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TALO
• CIK: 1724965
• Web: www.talosenergy.com
• Phone: (713) 328-3000
• Fax: 337-521-2072
• Employees: 700
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Talos Energy: $18.71
• High Price Target: $21.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($2.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$494.29 million
• Net Margins: -20.46%
• Pretax Margin: -25.20%
• Return on Equity: -1.94%
• Return on Assets: -0.75%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.60
• Current Ratio: 1.61
• Quick Ratio: 1.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: $6.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.92
• Book Value: $12.76 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 166,960,000
• Free Float: 166,113,000
• Market Cap: $2.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.36