Osage Exploration and Development (OTCMKTS:OEDVQ) vs. Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) Critical Comparison

Osage Exploration and Development (OTCMKTS:OEDVQ) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Osage Exploration and Development and Talos Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osage Exploration and Development	0	0	0	0	N/A
Talos Energy	0	1	9	0	2.90

Talos Energy has a consensus price target of $18.65, indicating a potential upside of 85.94%.

Profitability

This table compares Osage Exploration and Development and Talos Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osage Exploration and Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
Talos Energy	-0.93%	-0.21%	-0.09%

Risk and Volatility

Osage Exploration and Development has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Talos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Osage Exploration and Development and Talos Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Osage Exploration and Development	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Talos Energy	$1.46 billion	1.24	$187.33 million	$0.03	334.33

Talos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Osage Exploration and Development.

Summary

Talos Energy beats Osage Exploration and Development on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Osage Exploration and Development

Osage Exploration & Development, Inc. is an exploration and production company, which interests in oil and gas wells and prospects. It is focused on the Horizontal Mississippian and Woodford plays in Oklahoma. The company was founded on February 24, 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

About Talos Energy

Talos Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States and Mexico. It also engages in the development of carbon capture and sequestration. Talos Energy Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.