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TALO TALOS ENERGY INC. Insider Trading

Latest: Insider Sold $5.7M of Shares · May 2026
2 filings analyzed · Latest 2026-05-22
Insider buys
0
Insider sells
2
Unique insiders
1
Direction
Net selling
May 2026
2026-05-22
high
Control Empresarial De Capitales S.A. De C.V. Sell
339,568 shares
$5,703,792
@ $16.80
Significance 7/10

10% owner Control Empresarial De Capitales sold 339.6K shares of TALO at $16.80 on 2026-05-20 for $5.7M

Control Empresarial De Capitales, holding 40.46M shares post-transaction, sold 339,568 shares at $16.80, reducing its stake by 0.8%. This occurs against a backdrop of significant company headwinds: Talos Energy reported $-256.2M net income in its latest quarter and -9.8% annual revenue growth, with the company unprofitable over its most recent full fiscal year. The 10% owner's prior two sales at this ticker (on 2026-03-27 and 2026-03-26) both achieved well-timed outcomes at the 90-day mark, suggesting a pattern of selling ahead of price weakness. The current stock price of $16.04 sits 5.9% below the 52-week high of $17.05, yet remains 7.6% higher over the past 30 days and 18.7% higher over 90 days—metrics that could reflect recent partial recovery in a volatile period. The insider's cross-ticker track record shows a 100% well-timed sell rate across 20 prior sales, though with a -9.8% average 90-day return, indicating a consistent pattern of exiting before declines.

2026-05-20
high
Control Empresarial De Capitales S.A. De C.V. Sell
434,000 shares
$7,108,736
@ $16.38
Significance 6/10

10% owner Control Empresarial sells 434,000 shares ($7.1M) at $16.38; stock unprofitable with -9.8% annual revenue decline

Control Empresarial De Capitales filed 2 separate sales totaling 434,000 shares for $7,108,736.20, executed on 2026-05-18 and 2026-05-19 at $16.38 per share, reducing holdings by 1.1%. This sale occurs as TALO faces material headwinds: the company reported net income of -$256,165,000.00 on revenue of $472,310,000.00 (latest quarter), with annual revenue declining 9.8% year-over-year and the company unprofitable over its most recent full fiscal year. At the same-ticker level, Control Empresarial's prior 2 sells at TALO (2026-03-26 and 2026-03-27) both showed negative 90-day returns (-10.5% and -0.4%), and across all tickers, the insider's 20 prior sells achieved a 100.00% well-timed rate with average 90-day returns of -9.8%. The current stock price of $16.20 sits -4.7% from the 52-week high and recently gained +17.0% over 30 days, providing context for the timing of this stake reduction by a major shareholder.

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