Talos Energy (TALO) Competitors

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) and Magnolia Oil & Gas (NYSE:MGY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TALO or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas received 107 more outperform votes than Talos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.85% of users gave Talos Energy an outperform vote while only 59.40% of users gave Magnolia Oil & Gas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talos Energy	Outperform Votes 168 68.85%	Underperform Votes 76 31.15%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	Outperform Votes 275 59.40%	Underperform Votes 188 40.60%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TALO or MGY?

89.3% of Talos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Talos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TALO or MGY more profitable?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has a net margin of 27.82% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 3.95%. Magnolia Oil & Gas' return on equity of 20.74% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talos Energy	3.95%	-1.98%	-0.86%
Magnolia Oil & Gas	27.82%	20.74%	14.23%

Which has more volatility & risk, TALO or MGY?

Talos Energy has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magnolia Oil & Gas has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TALO or MGY?

In the previous week, Magnolia Oil & Gas had 7 more articles in the media than Talos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Magnolia Oil & Gas and 4 mentions for Talos Energy. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Magnolia Oil & Gas' score of 1.20 indicating that Talos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Talos Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Magnolia Oil & Gas	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TALO or MGY?

Magnolia Oil & Gas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Talos Energy. Talos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magnolia Oil & Gas, 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
Talos Energy	$1.97B	0.88	$187.33M	-$0.51	-18.82
Magnolia Oil & Gas	$1.32B	3.74	$388.30M	$1.93	13.13

Do analysts rate TALO or MGY?

Talos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $15.56, indicating a potential upside of 62.04%. Magnolia Oil & Gas has a consensus price target of $27.77, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Talos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Magnolia Oil & Gas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Magnolia Oil & Gas	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Magnolia Oil & Gas beats Talos Energy on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.