California Resources vs Talos Energy
CRC and TALO side by side, both in crude petroleum and natural gas. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CRC and TALO compare
California Resources is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Talos Energy ($4.3B against $2.7B).
Talos Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.5% versus −22.5% for California Resources).
California Resources keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −3.8% compared with −18.4% at Talos Energy.
California Resources pays a dividend yielding 3.4%; Talos Energy does not pay one.
California Resources scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 5 for Talos Energy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CRC | TALO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $2.7B |
| Share price | $47.88 | $15.98 |
| Change, 1 year | −0.42% | 49.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 18.1% | 65.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.70 | 0.66 |
| Employees | 2,500 | 700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.3× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 1.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9× | 3.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.0× | – |
| FCF yield | 9.1% | – |
| Fair value | $58.40 | $16.37 |
| Margin of safety | 18.0% (better) | 2.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −22.5% | 13.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 25.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −118% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −119% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | −1.7% | −0.39% (better) |
| Net margin | −3.8% (better) | −18.4% |
| FCF margin | 12.1% | – |
| Return on equity | −3.6% (better) | −18.1% |
| Return on invested capital | −0.97% | −0.21% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.38 (better) | 0.72 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.66 | 1.06 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | −0.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.66 | 1.15 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.38 (better) | 0.55 |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | 2.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 2.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 75.5% |
| Held by insiders | 13.7% | 27.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$223M (better) | −$408M |
| Short interest, % of float | 5.8% | 7.5% |
Go deeper
- CRC stock overview
- CRC income statement
- CRC valuation and score
- TALO stock overview
- TALO income statement
- TALO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.