Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC Has $111.59 Million Position in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC increased its stake in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 22.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 32,627,567 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after acquiring an additional 5,906,210 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned approximately 6.91% of Kosmos Energy worth $111,586,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in KOS. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Kosmos Energy by 28.1% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 18,743,734 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $64,104,000 after purchasing an additional 4,114,499 shares in the last quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Kosmos Energy by 39.2% during the fourth quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC now owns 11,421,895 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $39,063,000 after buying an additional 3,218,394 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Kosmos Energy by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 29,556,382 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $101,083,000 after acquiring an additional 2,997,438 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its position in Kosmos Energy by 46.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,032,782 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $12,221,000 after acquiring an additional 962,057 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royce & Associates LP lifted its holdings in Kosmos Energy by 101.6% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 1,773,690 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $6,066,000 after acquiring an additional 893,690 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.33% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Kosmos Energy

In other Kosmos Energy news, CEO Andrew G. Inglis sold 102,701 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total value of $320,427.12. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 4,236,691 shares in the company, valued at $13,218,475.92. The trade was a 2.37 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Josh R. Marion sold 16,144 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total transaction of $50,369.28. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 172,057 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $536,817.84. The trade was a 8.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 503,970 shares of company stock valued at $1,572,386 in the last 90 days. 2.02% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KOS. Benchmark cut shares of Kosmos Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their target price on Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 16th. StockNews.com downgraded Kosmos Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a $5.60 price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $5.27.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

Kosmos Energy stock traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1.62. The stock had a trading volume of 7,322,273 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,948,088. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $1.39 and a fifty-two week high of $6.58. The company has a market cap of $771.82 million, a PE ratio of 3.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $2.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.32. 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 (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.02). Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 31.08%. The company had revenue of $397.66 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $387.60 million. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kosmos Energy 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.