Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media refer more to APA or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 3 more articles in the media than APA. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 9 mentions for APA. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat APA's score of 0.62 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
APA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kosmos Energy	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APA or KOS a better dividend stock?

APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. APA pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out -603.3% 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. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APA or KOS?

APA has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, 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
APA	$9.74B	0.69	$804M	$2.78	6.64
Kosmos Energy	$1.55B	0.60	$189.85M	-$0.03	-65.00

Do analysts prefer APA or KOS?

APA presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.30%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $4.93, suggesting a potential upside of 152.99%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than APA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
APA	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is APA or KOS more profitable?

APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of -0.80%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
APA	9.75%	23.22%	7.63%
Kosmos Energy	-0.80%	-0.63%	-0.14%

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

83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, APA or KOS?

APA has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats APA on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.