Kosmos Energy (KOS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 248.18 to 260
• 50-Day Range: 238 to 355.40
• 52-Week Range: 224.12 to 560
• Volume: 4,145 shs
• Average Volume: 1,388 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 605.32
• Dividend Yield: 5.64%
• Price Target: GBX 610
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Kosmos Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kosmos Energy scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Kosmos Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kosmos Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is 605.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is 605.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 95.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Kosmos Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.10. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kosmos Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KOS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Kosmos Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 18.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kosmos Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Kosmos Energy is 3,414.63%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KOS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Kosmos Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kosmos Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for KOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kosmos Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.11% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.65% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

KOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have KOS shares performed this year?

Kosmos Energy's stock was trading at GBX 542.50 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, KOS stock has decreased by 54.3% and is now trading at GBX 248.18.
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How do I buy shares of Kosmos Energy?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Kosmos Energy own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kosmos Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Energy Transfer (ET), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Ford Motor (F).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil & Gas E&P
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: LON:KOS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kosmosenergy.com
• Phone: 441-295-5950
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 240
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 610
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 610
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 610
• Potential Upside/Downside: +145.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 605.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.24
• P/E Growth: 0.1
• Net Income: £258.32 million
• Net Margins: 13.56%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 25.25%
• Return on Assets: 6.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 229.15
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.90 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: GBX 25.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.65
• Book Value: GBX 242 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 471,820,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.17 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.43