Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors $3.89 -0.22 (-5.35%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KOS vs. MTDR, SM, CRK, EGY, SD, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, and EOGShould you be buying Kosmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kosmos Energy include Matador Resources (MTDR), SM Energy (SM), Comstock Resources (CRK), VAALCO Energy (EGY), SandRidge Energy (SD), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), and EOG Resources (EOG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Kosmos Energy vs. Matador Resources SM Energy Comstock Resources VAALCO Energy SandRidge Energy Berry W&T Offshore PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Matador Resources (NYSE:MTDR) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is MTDR or KOS a better dividend stock? Matador Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Matador Resources pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MTDR or KOS? 92.0% of Matador Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Matador Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to MTDR or KOS? In the previous week, Matador Resources had 8 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Matador Resources and 2 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Matador Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.91 indicating that Matador Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Matador Resources 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kosmos Energy 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTDR or KOS? Matador Resources received 191 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.81% of users gave Matador Resources an outperform vote while only 64.69% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMatador ResourcesOutperform Votes71572.81% Underperform Votes26727.19% Kosmos EnergyOutperform Votes52464.69% Underperform Votes28635.31% Do analysts rate MTDR or KOS? Matador Resources presently has a consensus price target of $74.92, suggesting a potential upside of 30.23%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $6.60, suggesting a potential upside of 69.67%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than Matador Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Matador Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Kosmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has more volatility and risk, MTDR or KOS? Matador Resources has a beta of 3.26, suggesting that its share price is 226% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MTDR or KOS? Matador Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Matador Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMatador Resources$2.81B2.56$846.07M$7.557.62Kosmos Energy$1.79B1.03$213.52M$0.448.84 Is MTDR or KOS more profitable? Matador Resources has a net margin of 27.45% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat Matador Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Matador Resources27.45% 20.01% 10.67% Kosmos Energy 12.21%31.08%6.53% SummaryMatador Resources beats Kosmos Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad WealthPressHow one pattern has averaged an 85% return per year since the pandemic. Over the last 5 years Roger Scott has done some pretty incredible things… He’s found hundreds of winning opportunities… He’s created some incredible strategies… And he’s even designed some amazing tools… But there is one thing he’s always kept close to the chest… And in this case, it’s been a very particular stock market pattern…. A pattern he calls the World's Most Predictable Pattern…Follow this link here and enter your email address to sign up… Get Kosmos Energy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KOS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKosmos EnergyCrude petroleum & natural gas IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$8.41B$8.78B$19.83BDividend YieldN/A23.75%11.68%3.50%P/E Ratio8.8410.9012.0241.76Price / Sales1.0310.77121.6520.68Price / Cash2.147.039.9521.65Price / Book1.531.723.334.66Net Income$213.52M$1.19B$957.26M$983.45M7 Day Performance7.46%-0.40%4.55%-2.12%1 Month Performance-6.60%8.07%0.84%-0.47%1 Year Performance-42.88%-1.18%421.71%24.69% Kosmos Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOSKosmos Energy4.2577 of 5 stars$3.89-5.4%$6.60+69.7%-42.9%$1.84B$1.79B8.84243Analyst UpgradeMTDRMatador Resources4.4719 of 5 stars$57.22-0.1%N/A+2.4%$7.14B$3.33B7.58290Positive NewsSMSM Energy4.3606 of 5 stars$43.45-1.3%N/A+18.9%$4.97B$2.37B6.07540Positive NewsCRKComstock Resources2.0484 of 5 stars$14.04-1.4%N/A+24.4%$4.10B$1.30B-78.00251EGYVAALCO Energy3.4424 of 5 stars$5.43-1.8%N/A+25.5%$563.32M$489.61M6.70120Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst DowngradeSDSandRidge Energy2.4486 of 5 stars$11.73-0.9%N/A-20.2%$436.15M$120.24M9.16100Short Interest ↑BRYBerry4.6586 of 5 stars$4.33-4.4%N/A-36.8%$333.15M$806.73M4.011,282Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWTIW&T Offshore2.2379 of 5 stars$2.05-1.4%N/A-45.1%$301.06M$558.29M-4.77395PHXPHX Minerals2.864 of 5 stars$3.34-0.3%N/A+12.8%$125.18M$44.46M25.6920News CoverageCOPConocoPhillips4.7171 of 5 stars$110.64-1.3%N/A+0.3%$127.34B$55.24B13.169,900News CoveragePositive NewsEOGEOG Resources3.6105 of 5 stars$133.10flatN/A+11.5%$75.68B$24.19B10.723,050Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTDR Competitors SM Competitors CRK Competitors EGY Competitors SD Competitors BRY Competitors WTI Competitors PHX Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KOS) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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