Talos Energy (TALO) reported $513.06 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 19.3%. EPS of $0.06 for the same period compares to -$0.13 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $499.97 million, representing a surprise of +2.62%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +160.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.10.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Talos Energy performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Average net daily production volumes - Oil: 68.3 millions of barrels of oil versus 68.58 millions of barrels of oil estimated by three analysts on average.
• Average net daily production volumes - Natural Gas: 135.7 millions of cubic feet compared to the 132.56 millions of cubic feet average estimate based on three analysts.
• Total average net daily - Total: 100.9 millions of barrels of oil equivalent versus the three-analyst average estimate of 100.04 millions of barrels of oil equivalent.
• Average net daily production volumes - NGL: 10 millions of barrels of oil versus 9.37 millions of barrels of oil estimated by three analysts on average.
• Average realized prices (excluding hedges) per mcf - Natural gas: $4.32 compared to the $3.70 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average realized prices (excluding hedges) per bbl - Oil: $71.73 compared to the $70.05 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Average realized prices (excluding hedges) per bbl - NGL: $21.78 compared to the $19.88 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Oil: $440.72 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $436.01 million.
• Revenues- NGL: $19.60 million compared to the $16.99 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenues- Natural gas: $52.74 million versus $43.20 million estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Talos Energy have returned +4.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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