Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to BPT or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Positive

Do analysts recommend BPT or KOS?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 334, suggesting a potential downside of 12.38%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 610, suggesting a potential upside of 129.06%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Bridgepoint Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BPT or KOS a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 11,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kosmos Energy pays out 3,414.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BPT or KOS?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bridgepoint Group	£342.10M	9.17	£65.60M	£0.08	4,765.00
Kosmos Energy	£1.90B	0.66	£258.32M	£0.41	649.51

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BPT or KOS?

Kosmos Energy received 72 more outperform votes than Bridgepoint Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote while only 74.11% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgepoint Group	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 83 74.11%	Underperform Votes 29 25.89%

Which has more risk and volatility, BPT or KOS?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, indicating that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BPT or KOS?

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BPT or KOS more profitable?

Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 19.18% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 13.56%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 25.25% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	19.18%	8.85%	3.47%
Kosmos Energy	13.56%	25.25%	6.82%

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.