Talos Energy (TALO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TALO or VVV?

Talos Energy has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valvoline has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TALO or VVV?

Valvoline received 144 more outperform votes than Talos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.98% of users gave Talos Energy an outperform vote while only 58.18% of users gave Valvoline an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Talos Energy	Outperform Votes 169 68.98%	Underperform Votes 76 31.02%
Valvoline	Outperform Votes 313 58.18%	Underperform Votes 225 41.82%

Does the media refer more to TALO or VVV?

In the previous week, Valvoline had 3 more articles in the media than Talos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Valvoline and 6 mentions for Talos Energy. Talos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Valvoline's score of 1.07 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)	Positive
Valvoline	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TALO or VVV?

89.3% of Talos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Valvoline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Talos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Valvoline shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TALO or VVV more profitable?

Valvoline has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Talos Energy's net margin of 3.95%. Valvoline's return on equity of 143.64% beat Talos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talos Energy	3.95%	-1.98%	-0.86%
Valvoline	16.34%	143.64%	8.42%

Do analysts prefer TALO or VVV?

Talos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $15.33, indicating a potential upside of 107.91%. Valvoline has a consensus target price of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.47%. Given Talos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Valvoline.

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
Valvoline	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has better valuation & earnings, TALO or VVV?

Valvoline has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Talos Energy. Talos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valvoline, 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	0.67	$187.33M	-$0.51	-14.46
Valvoline	$1.66B	2.56	$211.50M	$2.09	16.01

Summary

Valvoline beats Talos Energy on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.