Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE:TALO) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $15.00.

Separately, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Talos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 18th.

Shares of NYSE:TALO opened at $9.97 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $810.36 million, a PE ratio of -58.64 and a beta of 3.15. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78. Talos Energy has a 1 year low of $5.00 and a 1 year high of $17.24. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $9.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.00.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Paloma Partners Management Co acquired a new position in shares of Talos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $318,000. Tudor Investment Corp Et Al acquired a new position in shares of Talos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $209,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new position in shares of Talos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $250,000. Caas Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Talos Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,125,000. Finally, Credit Suisse AG raised its position in shares of Talos Energy by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Credit Suisse AG now owns 233,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,923,000 after buying an additional 23,186 shares during the last quarter. 97.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Talos Energy Company Profile

Talos Energy Inc, an independent exploration and production company, focuses on the exploration and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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