Murphy Oil vs Talos Energy
MUR 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 MUR and TALO compare
Murphy Oil is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as Talos Energy ($5.2B against $2.6B).
Talos Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (13.5% versus 13.2% for Murphy Oil).
Murphy Oil keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.0% compared with −18.4% at Talos Energy.
Murphy Oil pays a dividend yielding 3.8%; Talos Energy does not pay one.
Murphy Oil scores higher on the StockData Score (14 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 | MUR | TALO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.2B | $2.6B |
| Share price | $35.93 | $15.41 |
| Change, 1 year | 24.8% | 49.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 36.5% | 59.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 0.66 |
| Employees | 822 | 700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.2× | – |
| P/S | 1.6× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 1.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.5× (better) | 3.8× |
| Fair value | $55.14 | $15.77 |
| Margin of safety | 34.8% (better) | 2.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 13.2% | 13.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.7% | 25.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 228% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 228% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 25.8% (better) | −0.39% |
| Net margin | 15.0% (better) | −18.4% |
| Return on equity | 8.9% (better) | −18.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 9.7% (better) | −0.21% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.30 (better) | 0.72 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.62 (better) | 1.06 |
| Interest coverage | 8.0× (better) | −0.1× |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 1.15 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.11 (better) | 0.53 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.8% | – |
| Payout ratio | 42.1% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 15.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.02% | 3.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.8% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.7% | 75.5% |
| Held by insiders | 4.6% | 27.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$1.9M (better) | −$408M |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.2% | 7.5% |
Go deeper
- MUR stock overview
- MUR income statement
- MUR 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.