Zion Oil & Gas (OTCMKTS:ZNOG – Get Free Report) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO – Get Free Report) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Zion Oil & Gas has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Zion Oil & Gas and Talos Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | N/A | -$7.63 million | ($1.77) | -0.27 |
| Talos Energy | $1.78 billion | 1.38 | -$494.29 million | ($4.31) | -3.40 |
Zion Oil & Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Talos Energy. Talos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zion Oil & Gas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations for Zion Oil & Gas and Talos Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Zion Oil & Gas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Talos Energy | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.25 |
Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $17.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.39%. Given Talos Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Zion Oil & Gas.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
7.9% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Zion Oil & Gas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Zion Oil & Gas and Talos Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Zion Oil & Gas | N/A | -18.78% | -17.25% |
| Talos Energy | -42.58% | -8.24% | -3.28% |
Summary
Talos Energy beats Zion Oil & Gas on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Zion Oil & Gas
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an oil and gas exploration company in Israel. It holds a petroleum exploration license onshore Israel, the New Megiddo License 434 comprising an area of approximately 75,000 acres. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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.
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