KOS vs. BPT, GPOR, TTE, IMO, DEC, GTE, STR, D4H, MUR, and RLD
Should you be buying Kosmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kosmos Energy include Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), TotalEnergies (TTE), IMImobile (IMO), Diversified Energy (DEC), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Stride Gaming (STR), Downing FOUR VCT (D4H), Murgitroyd Group (MUR), and Richland Resources Ltd (RLD.L) (RLD). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Kosmos Energy vs.
Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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 0.98 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Kosmos Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 610, indicating a potential upside of 114.79%. Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 334, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Bridgepoint Group.
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.
Summary
Kosmos Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:KOS) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff