Talos Energy (TALO) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate TALO or CHRD?

Talos Energy presently has a consensus target price of $14.22, indicating a potential upside of 66.93%. Chord Energy has a consensus target price of $150.69, indicating a potential upside of 49.44%. Given Talos Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Chord Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Chord Energy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85

Does the media favor TALO or CHRD?

In the previous week, Chord Energy had 13 more articles in the media than Talos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chord Energy and 2 mentions for Talos Energy. Chord Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Talos Energy's score of 0.85 indicating that Chord Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talos Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chord Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TALO or CHRD?

89.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of Chord Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Chord Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TALO or CHRD?

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
Talos Energy	$1.97B	0.76	-$76.39M	$0.15	56.80
Chord Energy	$5.25B	1.11	$848.63M	$14.95	6.75

Is TALO or CHRD more profitable?

Chord Energy has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 1.27%. Chord Energy's return on equity of 10.34% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talos Energy	1.27%	-0.24%	-0.10%
Chord Energy	16.15%	10.34%	6.91%

Which has more risk and volatility, TALO or CHRD?

Talos Energy has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chord Energy has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chord Energy beats Talos Energy on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.