Greenfire Resources (GFR) Competitors

Greenfire Resources (NYSE:GFR) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GFR or TALO?

Talos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Greenfire Resources. Talos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greenfire Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greenfire Resources	$483.15M	0.92	-$100.50M	$0.35	18.27
Talos Energy	$1.46B	1.11	$187.33M	$0.54	16.69

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFR or TALO?

Talos Energy received 166 more outperform votes than Greenfire Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Greenfire Resources an outperform vote while only 69.29% of users gave Talos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greenfire Resources	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Talos Energy	Outperform Votes 167 69.29%	Underperform Votes 74 30.71%

Do analysts prefer GFR or TALO?

Greenfire Resources currently has a consensus target price of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.19%. Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $15.83, indicating a potential upside of 75.63%. Given Talos Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Greenfire Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greenfire Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Talos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media refer more to GFR or TALO?

In the previous week, Talos Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Greenfire Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Talos Energy and 0 mentions for Greenfire Resources. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Greenfire Resources' score of 0.86 indicating that Talos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greenfire Resources	Positive
Talos Energy	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, GFR or TALO?

Greenfire Resources has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFR or TALO more profitable?

Greenfire Resources has a net margin of 5.02% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 3.95%. Greenfire Resources' return on equity of 5.40% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greenfire Resources	5.02%	5.40%	3.13%
Talos Energy	3.95%	-1.98%	-0.86%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GFR or TALO?

88.9% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Talos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Greenfire Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Talos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Talos Energy beats Greenfire Resources on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.