TALO vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, and SM
Should you be buying Talos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Talos Energy include APA (APA), Chord Energy (CHRD), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Devon Energy (DVN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Talos Energy vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, APA had 16 more articles in the media than Talos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for APA and 7 mentions for Talos Energy. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat APA's score of 0.82 indicating that Talos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of -8.91%. APA's return on equity of 20.98% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.
APA presently has a consensus target price of $23.83, indicating a potential upside of 4.35%. Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 47.98%. Given Talos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than APA.
83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Talos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Talos Energy. Talos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
APA has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
APA beats Talos Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:TALO) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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