Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) Price Target Raised to $21.00

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) had its target price upped by KeyCorp from $15.00 to $21.00 in a research report report published on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on TALO. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Talos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Talos Energy in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Talos Energy from $16.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Benchmark downgraded Talos Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Finally, Mizuho upped their target price on Talos Energy from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $17.50.

Talos Energy Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:TALO opened at $15.65 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $2.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -5.51 and a beta of 0.35. Talos Energy has a twelve month low of $6.23 and a twelve month high of $17.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $13.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $11.56. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.27) by ($0.17). Talos Energy had a negative net margin of 27.77% and a negative return on equity of 6.59%. The business had revenue of $392.24 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $431.22 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.08 earnings per share. Talos Energy’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts expect that Talos Energy will post -0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Talos Energy news, insider Control Empresarial De Capital sold 1,352,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $16.68, for a total transaction of $22,551,360.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 41,233,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $687,776,514.72. This represents a 3.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Talos Energy

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Talos Energy by 142.9% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 1,942 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Talos Energy by 134.4% in the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,123 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Talos Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Talos Energy by 22.7% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 5,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Talos Energy by 395.5% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 5,236 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.35% of the company’s stock.

Talos Energy News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Talos Energy this week:

• Positive Sentiment: KeyCorp raised its price target to $21 and set an “overweight” rating, implying sizable upside and likely supporting buyer interest. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes Talos positioning its Gulf operations in the NYSE Composite Index, which can improve visibility and passive fund flows. Kalkine Media
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional activity shows some inflows (notably UBS and AQR increasing positions), a vote of confidence from larger managers that can buoy the stock. MarketBeat
• Neutral Sentiment: Talos scheduled Q1 2026 results for after the close on May 5 with a May 6 conference call — an upcoming catalyst that will drive short‑term trading based on production/pricing and guidance. PR Newswire
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst pieces and market writeups (including Globe and Mail coverage) offer mixed insights on Talos and broader energy peers — useful for sentiment but not decisive on fundamentals. Globe and Mail
• Negative Sentiment: Control Empresarial De Capital sold large blocks of TALO (960,000 shares on 3/26 and 1,352,000 on 3/27) in SEC filings — significant insider selling that can weigh on investor sentiment even if done for liquidity reasons. InsiderTrades
• Negative Sentiment: Media stories highlighting that TALO stock has been “nosediving” amplify negative sentiment and can drive short‑term selling or headline-driven volatility. MSN

About Talos Energy

Talos Energy Inc is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Houston, Texas. Founded in 2012 by industry veterans Tim Duncan and Jeremy Rights, the firm completed its initial public offering in 2021 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TALO. The company’s core operations focus on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of offshore hydrocarbon reserves, with a primary emphasis on the U.S. Gulf of Mexico basin.

Talos Energy’s asset portfolio spans deepwater and shelf opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico, where it holds interests in several producing fields and exploration blocks.