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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

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

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
Talos Energy1.27% -0.24% -0.10%
APA 9.75%23.22%7.63%

89.3% of Talos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of APA shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of APA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Talos Energy has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, APA has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Talos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $14.22, suggesting a potential upside of 55.60%. APA has a consensus target price of $25.28, suggesting a potential upside of 25.70%. Given Talos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than APA.

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
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06

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 Ratio
Talos Energy$2.06B0.79-$76.39M$0.1560.93
APA$10.42B0.70$804M$2.787.23

In the previous week, APA had 30 more articles in the media than Talos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for APA and 1 mentions for Talos Energy. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat APA's score of 0.54 indicating that Talos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Talos Energy
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
APA
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

APA beats Talos Energy on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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TALO vs. The Competition

MetricTalos EnergyOIL IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.62B$8.24B$7.89B$20.60B
Dividend YieldN/A5.18%10.93%3.72%
P/E Ratio60.9410.4164.2727.81
Price / Sales0.799.9421,083.7340.76
Price / Cash1.4915.4036.3522.32
Price / Book0.601.763.764.57
Net Income-$76.39M$568.61M$4.23B$989.30M
7 Day Performance6.90%1.04%0.78%0.20%
1 Month Performance-2.29%-4.29%1.05%5.53%
1 Year Performance-23.71%-9.39%9.12%10.30%

Talos Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TALO
Talos Energy
4.1331 of 5 stars
$9.14
+1.2%
$14.22
+55.6%
-23.7%$1.62B$2.06B60.94440Positive News
APA
APA
3.7971 of 5 stars
$18.29
-1.5%
$24.72
+35.2%
-32.9%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CHRD
Chord Energy
4.7951 of 5 stars
$96.85
-1.9%
$152.54
+57.5%
-36.5%$5.59B$5.25B6.48530News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9152 of 5 stars
$137.40
-1.7%
$193.13
+40.6%
-29.3%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8169 of 5 stars
$31.84
-1.3%
$43.50
+36.6%
-26.9%$20.44B$15.94B7.251,800Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.4734 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.9%
$27.00
+19.9%
-9.3%$4.33B$1.35B11.20210Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.6579 of 5 stars
$47.72
-1.0%
$69.06
+44.7%
-15.3%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290News Coverage
Analyst Revision
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.7381 of 5 stars
$22.53
-1.7%
$29.08
+29.1%
-36.0%$3.22B$3.03B8.67690News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.6908 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-13.0%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623Analyst Forecast
PR
Permian Resources
4.7299 of 5 stars
$13.65
-0.7%
$18.50
+35.5%
-13.2%$10.97B$5.00B8.43220
SM
SM Energy
4.7494 of 5 stars
$24.73
-1.5%
$42.08
+70.2%
-36.3%$2.83B$2.95B3.46540

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This page (NYSE:TALO) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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