Natixis Advisors LLC Has $19.46 Million Stake in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 15.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,689,552 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after selling 1,021,304 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 1.21% of Kosmos Energy worth $19,458,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in KOS. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 39.2% in 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 purchasing an additional 3,218,394 shares during the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP grew its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 149.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 3,280,302 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $13,220,000 after buying an additional 1,966,437 shares during the last quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 8.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 21,141,815 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $85,202,000 after buying an additional 1,588,990 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Kosmos Energy by 46.5% during the 3rd 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 purchased a new stake in Kosmos Energy in the third quarter valued at $3,546,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.33% of the company's stock.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Kosmos Energy news, CEO Andrew G. Inglis sold 102,701 shares of Kosmos Energy stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total value of $320,427.12. Following the completion of 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, SVP Josh R. Marion sold 16,144 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.12, for a total transaction of $50,369.28. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 172,057 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $536,817.84. This trade represents a 8.58 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 503,970 shares of company stock valued at $1,572,386. Company insiders own 2.02% of the company's stock.

Kosmos Energy Trading Down 1.9 %

NYSE:KOS traded down $0.05 on Friday, reaching $2.27. The stock had a trading volume of 13,744,267 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,698,350. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 12-month low of $2.07 and a 12-month high of $6.58. The company has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.15, a P/E/G ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 2.31. The firm's fifty day moving average is $2.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.47.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 24th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $397.66 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $387.60 million. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 31.08%. Equities analysts expect that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on KOS. Mizuho dropped their price target on 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 lowered shares of Kosmos Energy from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Benchmark downgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $5.60 price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $5.52.

About Kosmos Energy

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.