Talos Energy (TALO) Competitors

Chord Energy (NASDAQ:CHRD) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, CHRD or TALO?

Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer CHRD or TALO?

In the previous week, Talos Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Chord Energy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Talos Energy and 5 mentions for Chord Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Talos Energy's score of 1.32 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chord Energy	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Talos Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHRD or TALO?

97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHRD or TALO?

Chord Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Talos Energy. Chord Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chord Energy	$5.38B	1.08	$1.02B	$14.95	6.70
Talos Energy	$2.06B	0.77	$187.33M	$0.15	59.67

Is CHRD or TALO more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 19.74% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 3.95%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 12.88% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chord Energy	19.74%	12.88%	8.91%
Talos Energy	3.95%	-1.98%	-0.86%

Do analysts rate CHRD or TALO?

Chord Energy presently has a consensus target price of $153.77, indicating a potential upside of 53.48%. Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 59.22%. Given Talos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Talos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHRD or TALO?

Talos Energy received 107 more outperform votes than Chord Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.23% of users gave Talos Energy an outperform vote while only 60.38% of users gave Chord Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chord Energy	Outperform Votes 64 60.38%	Underperform Votes 42 39.62%
Talos Energy	Outperform Votes 171 69.23%	Underperform Votes 76 30.77%

Summary

Chord Energy beats Talos Energy on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.