Why TALO beats the market
Up 88% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
- Oil (WTI) went from $60.97 on Oct 28, 2025 to $103.37 a barrel on Oct 27, 2026 (EIA spot price).
TALO's Quality Score fell 6 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 1.
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Up 88% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%.
| Holding it back | Profit turned to a loss |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Sep 24 |
TodayOil and tanker stocks fell together: “Oil Prices Slide And Energy Stocks Follow Lower”
Wed Nov 4: Q3 2026 Earnings Conference CallDate confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed -4.4% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well below its recent run. TALO scores 1 today, against a median of 6.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
TALO is #63 of 88 by Quality Score.
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Reports Tue Nov 3, after the close (tomorrow). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“During the second quarter, oil and total equivalent production exceeded second quarter guidance ranges, primarily driven by production optimization initiatives, strong base asset performance, high facility uptime, and continued outperformance from the new Cardona well.”
TALO's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
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| Production | 64 to 68 MBo/d and 87 to 91 MBoe/d |
Sales grew 25% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Aug 4, 2026 | +2.9% | -0.6% | +9.1% |
| May 5, 2026 | -5.7% | -5.4% | -3.5% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | -12.0% | -13.7% | -0.3% |
Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $1.8B in 2025. It made a profit in four of the eight years.
4 insiders sold $369M across 20 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: TALO is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Talos Energy Inc is an independent oil and gas company predominantly involved in offshore exploration and production. The company has operations in the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Mexico. The company's operating segments are; exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs, and the CCS segment. Its revenue is generated from the sale of oil, natural gas, and NGL quantities sold to purchasers.
“The oil and natural gas business is highly competitive in the exploration for and acquisition of reserves, the acquisition of oil and natural gas leases, equipment and personnel required to find and produce reserves and in the gathering and marketing of oil, natural gas and NGLs.”
TALO scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #63 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 88% in a year while the S&P 500 rose 12%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
TALO scores 1 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #63 of 88 in Oil & Gas by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind TALO's 1.
4 insiders sold $369M across 20 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Empresarial de Capitales S.a. de C.v. Control, 10% owner, who sold $22M on Oct 28. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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