Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) Financial Review

Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) and Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals (OTCMKTS:COCBF) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Talos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Talos Energy and Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Talos Energy	0	0	8	0	3.00
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Talos Energy presently has a consensus price target of $20.31, indicating a potential upside of 85.93%. Given Talos Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Talos Energy and Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Talos Energy	$1.46 billion	1.35	$187.33 million	$0.07	156.07
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Talos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Talos Energy and Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Talos Energy	-0.93%	-0.21%	-0.09%
Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A

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.

About Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals

Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd. operates as an independent oil and gas exploration company in the United States. It seeks various exploration projects with potential for providing long-term drilling inventories. The company was founded in 1953 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.