How to buy Talos Energy stock

Talos Energy Inc is an oil & gas e&p business based in the US. Talos Energy shares (TALO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Talos Energy employs 414 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Talos Energy share price

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Talos Energy shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-21.

52-week range	$5.39 - $16.81
50-day moving average	$12.44
200-day moving average	$9.54
Wall St. target price	$16.50
PE ratio	3.8344
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$1.55

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Is Talos Energy under- or over-valued?

Valuing Talos Energy stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Talos Energy's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Talos Energy's P/E ratio

Talos Energy's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 4x. In other words, Talos Energy shares trade at around 4x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Talos Energy's EBITDA

Talos Energy's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $363.2 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Talos Energy's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Talos Energy financials

Revenue TTM	$577.5 million
Gross profit TTM	$331.7 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.17%
Return on equity TTM	-46.45%
Profit margin	-80.62%
Book value	$11.40
Market capitalisation	$926.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Talos Energy shares

There are currently 3.2 million Talos Energy shares held short by investors – that's known as Talos Energy's "short interest". This figure is 26.5% up from 2.5 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Talos Energy shares can be evaluated.

Talos Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Talos Energy's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Talos Energy shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Talos Energy shares traded daily (recently around 1.1 million). Talos Energy's SIR currently stands at 2.84. In other words for every 100,000 Talos Energy shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2840 shares are currently held short.

However Talos Energy's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Talos Energy shares, or, against the total number of tradable Talos Energy shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Talos Energy's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Talos Energy shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0668% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Talos Energy shares, roughly 67 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Talos Energy.

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Talos Energy share dividends

We're not expecting Talos Energy to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Talos Energy share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Talos Energy's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.39 up to $16.81. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Talos Energy's is 3.5518. This would suggest that Talos Energy's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Talos Energy overview

Talos Energy Inc. , an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico. As of December 31, 2020, the company had proved reserves of 163. 0 million barrels of oil equivalent, consisting of 109,307 thousand barrels of crude oil, 257,208 million cubic feet of natural gas, and 10,858 thousand barrels of crude oil. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas. .

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Talos Energy is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.434% of Talos Energy shares are held by insiders and 92.813% by institutions.

• How many people work for Talos Energy?

  Latest data suggests 414 work at Talos Energy.

• When does the fiscal year end for Talos Energy?

  Talos Energy's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Talos Energy based?

  Talos Energy's address is: 333 Clay Street, Houston, TX, United States, 77002

• What is Talos Energy's ISIN number?

  Talos Energy's international securities identification number is: US87484T1088

• What is Talos Energy's CUSIP number?

  Talos Energy's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 87484T108