Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Takes $175,000 Position in Talos Energy Inc. $TALO

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC purchased a new stake in Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 20,644 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $175,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Talos Energy by 571.3% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 4,776 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Talos Energy by 360.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 2,501 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in Talos Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $98,000. Aristeia Capital L.L.C. acquired a new stake in Talos Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $275,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in Talos Energy by 11.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 1,196,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,626,000 after acquiring an additional 118,385 shares during the last quarter. 89.35% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Talos Energy

In related news, Director Paula R. Glover sold 6,159 shares of Talos Energy stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.69, for a total transaction of $59,680.71. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.36% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on TALO shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Talos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Talos Energy in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Mizuho restated a “neutral” rating and set a $11.00 target price on shares of Talos Energy in a research report on Monday, September 15th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Talos Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $14.43.

Talos Energy Stock Performance

Shares of TALO stock opened at $9.74 on Friday. Talos Energy Inc. has a 52 week low of $6.23 and a 52 week high of $12.71. The company has a market cap of $1.70 billion, a PE ratio of -10.04 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $9.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.65.

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 6th. The company reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Talos Energy had a negative net margin of 8.91% and a negative return on equity of 2.34%. The firm had revenue of $382.96 million for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Talos Energy Inc. will post -0.44 EPS for the current year.

Talos Energy Company Profile

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.