The price-to-earnings ratio for Talos Energy Inc (NYSE: TALO) is above average at 20.24x. The 36-month beta value for TALO is also noteworthy at 1.88. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for TALO is 134.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.49% of that float. The average trading volume of TALO on January 16, 2025 was 1.87M shares.
TALO) stock’s latest price update
Talos Energy Inc (NYSE: TALO) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.79 compared to its previous closing price of 10.59. However, the company has seen a gain of 7.05% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-15 that HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Talos Energy Inc. (“Talos” or the “Company”) (NYSE: TALO) today announced that the Katmai West #2 well located in the Ewing Bank area of the U.S Gulf of Mexico successfully encountered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas. Key Highlights The Katmai West #2 well was drilled significantly under budget and ahead of schedule to a true vertical depth of approximately 27,000 feet.
TALO’s Market Performance
Talos Energy Inc (TALO) has seen a 7.05% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 7.80% gain in the past month and a 0.00% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.39% for TALO. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 9.79% for TALO’s stock, with a -5.48% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of TALO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for TALO stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for TALO by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for TALO in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $12 based on the research report published on December 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see TALO reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for TALO stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on September 19th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to TALO, setting the target price at $14 in the report published on July 22nd of the previous year.
TALO Trading at 2.24% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought TALO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -26.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.22%, as shares surge +8.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, TALO rose by +7.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -22.61% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.82. In addition, Talos Energy Inc saw 11.02% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at TALO starting from Control Empresarial de Capital, who purchase 100,000 shares at the price of $10.31 back on Sep 27 ’24. After this action, Control Empresarial de Capital now owns 43,545,604 shares of Talos Energy Inc, valued at $1,030,980 using the latest closing price.
Control Empresarial de Capital, the Add’l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 of Talos Energy Inc, purchase 336,700 shares at $10.19 during a trade that took place back on Sep 26 ’24, which means that Control Empresarial de Capital is holding 43,445,604 shares at $3,430,502 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for TALO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Talos Energy Inc stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 3.03, with 1.33 for asset returns.
Based on Talos Energy Inc (TALO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.33 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.58. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.05 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.22. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.97.
Conclusion
In summary, Talos Energy Inc (TALO) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
