Talos Energy (TALO) Competitors $7.94 -0.61 (-7.13%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.94 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 05:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TALO vs. APA, CHRD, FANG, DVN, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, and SMShould 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 Chord Energy Diamondback Energy Devon Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Matador Resources Murphy Oil Ovintiv Permian Resources SM Energy 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 dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, APA or TALO? APA has higher revenue and earnings than Talos Energy. APA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Talos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAPA$9.74B0.69$804M$2.786.64Talos Energy$1.97B0.71-$76.39M$0.1552.93 Is APA or TALO more profitable? APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 1.27%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63% Talos Energy 1.27%-0.24%-0.10% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of APA or TALO? 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer APA or TALO? APA currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 79.47%. Given Talos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than APA.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score APA 3 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Talos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media prefer APA or TALO? In the previous week, APA and APA both had 6 articles in the media. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat APA's score of 0.62 indicating that Talos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment APA 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Talos Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, APA or TALO? APA has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAPA beats Talos Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Talos Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TALO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TALO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TALO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTalos EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.41B$7.79B$7.75B$20.47BDividend YieldN/A5.40%10.98%3.71%P/E Ratio52.948.4776.6029.04Price / Sales0.719.8427,015.3957.15Price / Cash1.3014.3135.8022.46Price / Book0.521.663.844.43Net Income-$76.39M$568.61M$4.26B$993.74M7 Day Performance-9.80%-3.40%68.62%-3.40%1 Month Performance-7.13%-4.48%76.07%-2.70%1 Year Performance-25.59%-7.68%98.78%10.16% Talos Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TALOTalos Energy3.7708 of 5 stars$7.94-7.1%$14.25+79.5%-25.6%$1.41B$1.97B52.94440News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAPAAPA3.4322 of 5 stars$19.57+2.5%$23.50+20.1%-35.4%$7.08B$10.42B7.042,305Upcoming EarningsCHRDChord Energy4.5988 of 5 stars$113.02+4.0%$151.54+34.1%-32.1%$6.53B$5.25B7.56530News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFANGDiamondback Energy4.8025 of 5 stars$150.52+4.1%$191.59+27.3%-22.7%$43.98B$11.07B9.211,983Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDVNDevon Energy4.8976 of 5 stars$34.06+3.4%$43.85+28.7%-24.9%$21.87B$15.94B7.762,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionMGYMagnolia Oil & Gas3.6789 of 5 stars$24.47+3.1%$26.67+9.0%-3.2%$4.71B$1.35B12.17210News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionMTDRMatador Resources4.1763 of 5 stars$52.54+3.4%$68.27+29.9%-12.3%$6.58B$3.50B7.69290Analyst ForecastMURMurphy Oil4.8724 of 5 stars$27.12+3.8%$29.46+8.6%-36.9%$3.87B$3.03B10.43690News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionOVVOvintiv4.8489 of 5 stars$42.88+3.5%$53.94+25.8%-5.2%$11.14B$9.15B18.971,623Positive NewsPRPermian Resources4.556 of 5 stars$14.34+4.1%$18.47+28.8%-1.4%$11.52B$5.00B8.85220Upcoming EarningsSMSM Energy4.8245 of 5 stars$28.72+4.2%$42.33+47.4%-34.9%$3.29B$2.95B4.02540Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APA Alternatives CHRD Alternatives FANG Alternatives DVN Alternatives MGY Alternatives MTDR Alternatives MUR Alternatives OVV Alternatives PR Alternatives SM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TALO) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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