Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 volatility and risk, 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.

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%

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 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 2.5%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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 higher valuation & earnings, 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	8.68	£65.60M	£0.08	4,512.50
Kosmos Energy	£1.90B	0.62	£258.32M	£0.41	605.32

Do analysts rate BPT or KOS?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 334, indicating a potential downside of 7.48%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 610, indicating a potential upside of 145.79%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher probable 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

Summary

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