Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Purchases 282,000 Shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH increased its position in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 96.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 574,810 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after acquiring an additional 282,000 shares during the quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH owned 0.12% of Kosmos Energy worth $1,966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KOS. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 26.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 341,300 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,891,000 after purchasing an additional 71,632 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 18.2% during the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 34,446 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $191,000 after acquiring an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in Kosmos Energy by 12.5% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 64,439 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 7,170 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in Kosmos Energy by 3.0% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 71,555 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc increased its position in Kosmos Energy by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc now owns 193,057 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,070,000 after purchasing an additional 12,800 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.33% of the company's stock.

Kosmos Energy Trading Down 0.3 %

KOS stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $3.44. The stock had a trading volume of 15,448,979 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,621,930. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a twelve month low of $2.62 and a twelve month high of $6.58. The firm has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.82, a PEG ratio of 0.42 and a beta of 2.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.21.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on KOS shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $5.60 price target on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Benchmark dropped their price target on shares of Kosmos Energy from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Mizuho lowered their price target on Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $5.52.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company's primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal.