Segantii Capital Management Ltd Increases Stock Holdings in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Segantii Capital Management Ltd increased its holdings in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 476.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 288,000 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after buying an additional 238,000 shares during the period. Segantii Capital Management Ltd owned 0.06% of Kosmos Energy worth $1,932,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in KOS. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Kosmos Energy by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,968,781 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $33,341,000 after buying an additional 101,819 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter worth approximately $68,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 87,679 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $588,000 after acquiring an additional 5,838 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its stake in Kosmos Energy by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 369,647 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $2,480,000 after acquiring an additional 28,803 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC raised its position in Kosmos Energy by 81.7% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 5,736,668 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $38,493,000 after purchasing an additional 2,580,191 shares in the last quarter. 95.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Kosmos Energy Trading Up 2.7 %

Shares of KOS stock traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $6.17. 20,814,266 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,412,501. The company has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $5.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $6.30. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 1-year low of $5.23 and a 1-year high of $8.28.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 26th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $507.81 million for the quarter. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.55% and a return on equity of 39.94%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 earnings per share. On average, research analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.