Head to Head Survey: Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) & Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group (OTCMKTS:EUBG)

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group (OTCMKTS:EUBG) and Talos Energy (NYSE:TALO) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group and Talos Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Talos Energy	1	2	4	0	2.43

Talos Energy has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.06%. Given Talos Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Talos Energy is more favorable than Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

89.3% of Talos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 63.6% of Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Talos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group has a beta of 16.41, suggesting that its stock price is 1,541% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talos Energy has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group and Talos Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group	28.28%	15.92%	14.51%
Talos Energy	-8.91%	-2.34%	-1.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group 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
Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group	$5.28 million	47.97	$1.49 million	N/A	N/A
Talos Energy	$1.87 billion	1.03	-$76.39 million	($2.01)	-5.64

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Talos Energy.

Summary

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group beats Talos Energy on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group

Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group, through its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing consultation services in the Hong Kong and People's Republic of China. It offers consulting, sourcing, and marketing services. The company was formerly known as REE International, Inc. and changed its name to Entrepreneur Universe Bright Group in April 2020. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Xi'an, China.

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.