Talos Energy, Inc. (TALO) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Energy · Oil & Gas E&P
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.09; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum.
Talos Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through two segments: Upstream, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration. It also engages in the exploration and production of... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.09; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 40 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 52d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Talos Energy, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Mizuho Maintains Neutral on Talos Energy, Raises Price Target to $18 — benzinga May 27, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Citigroup Maintains Buy on Talos Energy, Raises Price Target to $20 — benzinga May 26, 2026 positive
- NEWS JP Morgan Maintains Neutral on Talos Energy, Raises Price Target to $17 — benzinga May 13, 2026 positive
- NEWS Talos Energy Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript — benzinga May 6, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Talos Energy Q1 Adj. EPS $(0.07) Beats $(0.18) Estimate, Sales $472.310M Beat $433.160M Estimate — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicsingle geographic region10-K Item 1A: 'Our current operations are primarily concentrated in a single geographic region, making us vulnerable to regional risks.'
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Rating Breakdown
5 floor-breakers
Revenue shrinking — -7.9% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
Cyclical trough — margins compressed or negative. Profitability typically recovers with the cycle, but floor fires on current data.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.96: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.0/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 5.09; Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: RSI 40 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $13.91. Score 4.0/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $16.27 (+8.8% upside). Prior stop was $13.91. Stop-loss: $13.91.
Concentration risk — Geographic: single geographic region; Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Revenue declining (-43.1% YoY), Margin compression (op margin -8.7%).
Talos Energy, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -350.1). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Sell.
18 analysts cover TALO with a consensus score of 3.9/5. Average price target: $19.
What does Talos Energy, Inc. do?Talos Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the United...
Talos Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through two segments: Upstream, and Carbon Capture and Sequestration. It also engages in the exploration and production of natural gas liquid. Talos Energy Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.