Natixis Advisors L.P. Sells 130,612 Shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Natixis Advisors L.P. lessened its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 2.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,325,368 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after selling 130,612 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. owned about 1.37% of Kosmos Energy worth $42,441,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Kosmos Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $68,000. Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $74,000. Westhampton Capital LLC acquired a new position in Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $81,000. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Kosmos Energy by 25.4% during the 3rd quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 3,221 shares during the last quarter. 95.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:KOS traded up $0.09 during trading on Friday, reaching $5.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,809,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,581,468. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 12 month low of $5.23 and a 12 month high of $8.28. The firm has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.36. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $5.88 and a 200-day moving average of $6.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.76.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 26th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.08. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.55% and a return on equity of 39.94%. The company had revenue of $507.81 million for the quarter. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.23 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KOS. TheStreet cut Kosmos Energy from a "b" rating to a "c+" rating in a research report on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, March 15th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $9.63.

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.