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TALO Talos Energy (TALO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Crude petroleum & natural gas · CIK 0001724965
Form 144 · 3
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
171
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about TALO

Insiders, 180 days
-$295.7M net sold
4 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$4.6M
3 notices

Talos Energy insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, TALOS ENERGY INC. insiders sold a net $295.7M of stock across 193 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-10-21 SECtraded 2026-10-19
2,141,590
$38.6M
+5.0%
Context
  • 37 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys, 15 sales), the last on Oct 16, 2026.
  • -6.4% median (-5.7% mean) 90-day return after 22 previous buys.
  • The trade is 8.7% of the 24,500,000 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold about $38.6M of TALO on Oct 19, 2026; 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-10-19 SECtraded 2026-10-16
2,700,000
$46.4M
+2.8%
Context
  • 36 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys, 14 sales), the last on Oct 15, 2026.
  • -6.4% median (-5.7% mean) 90-day return after 22 previous buys.
  • The trade is 10.1% of the 26,641,590 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold about $46.4M of TALO on Oct 16, 2026; 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-10-19 SECtraded 2026-10-15
52,000
$884.6K
+2.8%
Context
  • 35 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys, 13 sales), the last on Oct 14, 2026.
  • -6.4% median (-5.7% mean) 90-day return after 22 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.2% of the 29,341,590 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold about $884.6K of TALO on Oct 15, 2026; 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-10-15 SECtraded 2026-10-14
265,446
$4.6M
+4.4%
Context
  • 34 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys, 12 sales), the last on Oct 13, 2026.
  • -6.4% median (-5.7% mean) 90-day return after 22 previous buys.
  • The trade is 0.9% of the 29,393,590 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold about $4.6M of TALO on Oct 14, 2026; 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-10-15 SECtraded 2026-10-13
2,700,000
$47.3M
+4.4%
Context
  • 33 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (22 buys, 11 sales), the last on Oct 12, 2026.
  • -6.4% median (-5.7% mean) 90-day return after 22 previous buys.
  • The trade is 9.1% of the 29,659,036 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold about $47.3M of TALO on Oct 13, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2022; 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
193 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$295.7M over 180 days
-$282.9M over 90 days · -$291.1M of it by a 10%+ holder
below 95% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
171 funds bought in last quarter
more than 63% of Energy
Revenue
-9.8% year over year
below 75% of Energy
Margin
-27.8% net margin
below 88% of Energy
Buybacks
$38.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 59% of Energy
Short interest
6.4% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 4.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 58% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 21Insider Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $252.7M (9 trades, Oct 6 to Oct 19)

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+100.1%12M
+0%+33%+67%+100%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-10-13 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $47.3M2026-10-16 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $46.4M2026-10-08 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $39.3M2026-10-19 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $38.6M2026-10-12 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $38.0M2026-10-09 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $29.5M2026-09-15 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $24.3M2026-03-27 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $22.6M2026-03-26 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $16.0M2026-10-06 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $8.1M2026-05-20 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $5.7M2026-05-18 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $4.7M2026-10-14 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $4.6M2026-05-19 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $2.5M2026-09-02 · Moss William S. III sold $2.1M2026-08-27 · Spath John B. sold $1.5M2026-09-15 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $1.3M2026-08-27 · Babcock Gregory sold $1.0M2026-10-15 · Control Empresarial de Capitales S.A. de C.V. sold $884.6K2026-09-02 · Moss William S. III filed to sell $2.1M2026-08-27 · Babcock Gregory filed to sell $1.0M2026-08-27 · Spath John B. filed to sell $1.5M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns TALO: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
19,891,604 sh
$256.8M
$126.8M
8,231,706 sh
$106.3M
$89.0M

Congress trades in TALO

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

TALO planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Moss William S. III
Filed 2026-09-02
$2.1M
Babcock Gregory
Filed 2026-08-27
$1.0M
Spath John B.
Filed 2026-08-27
$1.5M

TALO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Keating Active ETF
$4.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.6%
Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF
$2.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF
$2.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.0%
Burney U.S. Factor Rotation ETF
$8.8M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.5%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
$43.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.5%
Burney U.S. Equity Select ETF
$8.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Timothy Duncan
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$6.6M
-$724.8K
$2.4M
+73%
+191%
2022
$12.4M
$16.2M
$4.5M
+129%
+180%
2021
$7.3M
$4.2M
$2.7M
+19%
+76%
2020
$5.3M
-$2.9M
$1.8M
-73%
-32%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $295.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 171 funds added last quarter, $4.6M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

TALO financials

Revenue growth
-9.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-27.8%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-20.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.60x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2024-12-31 (18 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.64x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2024-12-31 (18 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-17.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-7.1%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on capital employed
-5.0%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$3.7B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-28 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2024-12-31 (18 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.8B$2.0B$1.5B$1.7B
Operating income-$560.3M$172.9M$209.8M$736.1M
Net income-$494.3M-$76.4M$187.0M$382.0M
EPS (diluted)-2.82-0.441.554.56
Operating cash flow$935.8M$962.6M$519.1M$709.7M
Cash$362.8M$108.2M$33.6M$44.1M
Long-term debt$1.2B$1.2B$992.6M$585.3M
Buybacks$119.5M$45.2M$47.5M$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

TALO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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TALO ranks highest on institutional and government (62nd percentile) and risk and compliance (48th), and lowest on insider conviction (3rd), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
19
Inputs
  • Return on equity-17.8% · 19 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets-7.1% · 22 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capitalpre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
  • Return on capital employed-5.0% · 17 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
47
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.60x · 35 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.64x · 60 pct, sector of 115
Growth
25
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-9.8% · 25 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
3
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$295.7M · 6 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 95
Institutional and government
62
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter171 · 63 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$360K · 61 pct, sector of 37
Risk and compliance
48
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+6.4% · 43 pct, sector of 167
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+69.9% · 2 pct, sector of 120
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

TALO filings, in plain words

Are Talos Energy insiders buying or selling TALO?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Talos Energy insiders were net sellers, a net $295.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 4 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of TALO?

Yes. 3 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $4.6M of stock; the latest, by Moss William S. III, was filed 2026-09-02.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Talos Energy insiders were net sellers of TALO, a net $295.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 4 sellers. Most of that figure, $291.1M, came from a holder of 10% or more rather than an officer or director. None of the 17 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 3 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $4.6M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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