Kosmos Energy's (KOS) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Jefferies Financial Group

Key Points

• Jefferies reaffirmed a "Buy" rating with a GBX 210 price target (the same target is used by Peel Hunt), which is about a 10.3% downside from the stock's recent close, leaving consensus at "Moderate Buy."
• Shares are trading around GBX 234 (+2.4%) with a market cap of £1.39 billion and a 52‑week range of GBX 63–246, while the company shows a negative P/E (-1.59) and an exceptionally high debt-to-equity ratio (577.53), signaling financial leverage risk.
• Insider activity: director Andrew G. Inglis sold 44,628 shares at GBX 142, and insiders collectively own 8.38% of the company.

Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating restated by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued on Tuesday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 210 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's price objective would suggest a potential downside of 10.26% from the stock's previous close.

Separately, Peel Hunt reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research report on Monday, January 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 210.

Kosmos Energy Trading Up 2.4%

Shares of LON:KOS opened at GBX 234 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of £1.39 billion, a PE ratio of -1.59, a P/E/G ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 0.66. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 192.58 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 130.68. Kosmos Energy has a fifty-two week low of GBX 63 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 246. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 577.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Kosmos Energy

In other news, insider Andrew G. Inglis sold 44,628 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 142, for a total transaction of £63,371.76. Company insiders own 8.38% of the company's stock.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

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.

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