Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors $1.66 +0.08 (+4.72%) As of 03:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KOS vs. SM, SD, EGY, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, and EQTShould you be buying Kosmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kosmos Energy include SM Energy (SM), SandRidge Energy (SD), VAALCO Energy (EGY), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and EQT (EQT). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry. Kosmos Energy vs. SM Energy SandRidge Energy VAALCO Energy Berry W&T Offshore PHX Minerals ConocoPhillips EOG Resources Diamondback Energy EQT SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SM or KOS? SM Energy received 303 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 64.38% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSM EnergyOutperform Votes82964.92% Underperform Votes44835.08% Kosmos EnergyOutperform Votes52664.38% Underperform Votes29135.62% Does the media prefer SM or KOS? In the previous week, SM Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for SM Energy and 5 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat SM Energy's score of 1.02 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SM Energy 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kosmos Energy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer SM or KOS? SM Energy currently has a consensus target price of $47.83, suggesting a potential upside of 117.33%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of $5.27, suggesting a potential upside of 211.82%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SM Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SM Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62Kosmos Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SM or KOS? 94.6% of SM Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SM Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SM or KOS? SM Energy has a beta of 3.75, meaning that its stock price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SM or KOS a better dividend stock? SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. SM Energy pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 46.4% 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. Is SM or KOS more profitable? SM Energy has a net margin of 28.63% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat SM Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SM Energy28.63% 19.82% 10.59% Kosmos Energy 12.21%31.08%6.53% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SM or KOS? SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. SM Energy 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 RatioSM Energy$2.67B0.94$817.88M$6.683.29Kosmos Energy$1.68B0.48$213.52M$0.394.33 SummarySM Energy beats Kosmos Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$807.18M$7.30B$6.86B$18.37BDividend YieldN/A24.23%11.05%4.23%P/E Ratio3.849.5843.6530.95Price / Sales0.4810.2619,078.5725.37Price / Cash1.857.3835.3217.53Price / Book0.751.493.354.26Net Income$213.52M$1.10B$4.26B$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.46%-0.80%0.31%-1.22%1 Month Performance-24.09%-7.54%-6.84%-7.28%1 Year Performance-72.24%-19.19%146.60%1.24% Kosmos Energy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KOSKosmos Energy3.7616 of 5 stars$1.67+4.7%$5.27+216.3%-73.8%$795.71M$1.68B3.78240Positive NewsGap UpSMSM Energy4.4805 of 5 stars$21.82-2.0%$48.00+120.0%-56.9%$2.50B$2.67B3.27540Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSDSandRidge Energy3.4951 of 5 stars$9.42-2.2%N/A-37.8%$349.72M$125.29M7.36100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEGYVAALCO Energy3.8742 of 5 stars$3.36+2.9%$8.00+138.5%-52.5%$348.06M$478.99M3.95120BRYBerry4.43 of 5 stars$2.42+2.1%$5.00+106.6%-72.7%$186.86M$783.84M2.241,282News CoveragePositive NewsWTIW&T Offshore2.2118 of 5 stars$1.26+1.2%$7.80+521.5%-56.2%$185.28M$525.26M-2.92320Gap DownPHXPHX Minerals1.0831 of 5 stars$3.47-3.5%N/A+10.7%$131.40M$34.27M26.6620High Trading VolumeCOPConocoPhillips4.901 of 5 stars$85.74-0.6%$131.84+53.8%-34.2%$108.38B$54.75B11.019,900Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionEOGEOG Resources4.7257 of 5 stars$108.54-1.8%$144.67+33.3%-18.8%$59.86B$23.38B8.742,850Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFANGDiamondback Energy4.8226 of 5 stars$124.53+0.9%$210.29+68.9%-38.1%$36.04B$11.02B7.131,023Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQTEQT4.2455 of 5 stars$47.21+2.4%$55.11+16.7%+38.8%$28.20B$5.22B118.02740Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SM Competitors SD Competitors EGY Competitors BRY Competitors WTI Competitors PHX Competitors COP Competitors EOG Competitors FANG Competitors EQT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KOS) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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