Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) Now Covered by Analysts at Capital One Financial

Capital One Financial began coverage on shares of Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) in a research report released on Monday, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage issued an overweight rating and a $14.00 price target on the stock.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on TALO. Citigroup cut their price objective on Talos Energy from $14.50 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Mizuho dropped their target price on shares of Talos Energy from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Talos Energy from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 13th. Finally, KeyCorp cut their target price on shares of Talos Energy from $16.00 to $12.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.22.

Talos Energy Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:TALO opened at $9.31 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $7.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $8.89. Talos Energy has a 1 year low of $6.23 and a 1 year high of $12.71. The company has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.23 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Talos Energy

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Talos Energy by 318.5% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,967,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,106,000 after buying an additional 1,497,472 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Talos Energy by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,720,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,964,000 after acquiring an additional 763,631 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Talos Energy by 1,229.2% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 792,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,699,000 after purchasing an additional 732,904 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Talos Energy by 14.9% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,427,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,991,000 after acquiring an additional 575,096 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new stake in Talos Energy during the 1st quarter worth approximately $5,327,000. 89.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Talos Energy

Talos Energy Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States and Mexico. It also engages in the development of carbon capture and sequestration. Talos Energy Inc was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.