Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. trimmed its position in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS - Free Report) by 9.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,226,476 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock after selling 131,700 shares during the quarter. Mesirow Institutional Investment Management Inc. owned 0.27% of Kosmos Energy worth $8,230,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Arizona State Retirement System grew its stake in Kosmos Energy by 1.5% during the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 130,967 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $1,071,000 after buying an additional 1,879 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 13.0% during the third quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 22,958 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 2,637 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 25.4% in the third quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 15,888 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 3,221 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 205,527 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $1,379,000 after buying an additional 4,057 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. 95.33% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Kosmos Energy Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of Kosmos Energy stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.09. The company had a trading volume of 6,478,766 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,308,359. The company has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.36. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $5.23 and a fifty-two week high of $8.28. The firm's fifty day moving average is $5.88 and its 200-day moving average is $6.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.48, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 26th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.08. Kosmos Energy had a return on equity of 39.32% and a net margin of 12.85%. The company had revenue of $507.81 million for the quarter. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.23 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.79 EPS 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.