UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Increases Holdings in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 23.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,097,622 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after acquiring an additional 395,283 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.44% of Kosmos Energy worth $7,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 46.5% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 3,032,782 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $12,221,000 after purchasing an additional 962,057 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 61.4% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 126,946 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $434,000 after purchasing an additional 48,279 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 54.7% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 21,037 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $72,000 after purchasing an additional 7,442 shares during the last quarter. Graham Capital Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 23.2% during the 4th quarter. Graham Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 746,698 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $2,554,000 after purchasing an additional 140,594 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sapient Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.33% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KOS. Benchmark downgraded Kosmos Energy from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Kosmos Energy to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Kosmos Energy from $3.50 to $3.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Mizuho cut their price target on Kosmos Energy from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.93.

Kosmos Energy Trading Down 1.9%

KOS traded down $0.04 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $1.79. The company's stock had a trading volume of 11,022,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,673,693. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $1.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The stock has a market cap of $853.25 million, a PE ratio of 4.06, a PEG ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.46. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a twelve month low of $1.39 and a twelve month high of $5.97.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by ($0.07). The business had revenue of $290.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $338.23 million. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 31.08%. On average, analysts expect that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 earnings per share for the current year.

About Kosmos Energy

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.