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Kosmos Energy (KOS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 293.60
+9.60 (+3.38%)
(As of 06:51 AM ET)

About Kosmos Energy Stock (LON:KOS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
293.60
293.60
50-Day Range
284
390
52-Week Range
284
585
Volume
339 shs
Average Volume
1,203 shs
Market Capitalization
£1.39 billion
P/E Ratio
716.10
Dividend Yield
4.77%
Price Target
GBX 610
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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.

Kosmos Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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65th Percentile Overall Score

KOS MarketRank™: 

Kosmos Energy scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Kosmos Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Kosmos Energy has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Kosmos Energy's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is 716.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is 716.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 112.02.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Kosmos Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.10. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Kosmos Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.21. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for KOS.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Kosmos Energy is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 18.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Kosmos Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Kosmos Energy is 3,414.63%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Kosmos Energy's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for KOS.
  • News Sentiment

    Kosmos Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.76. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kosmos Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for KOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -69% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Kosmos Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.11% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    98.65% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Kosmos Energy's insider trading history.
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KOS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Kosmos Energy's stock was trading at GBX 542.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, KOS stock has decreased by 45.9% and is now trading at GBX 293.60.
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Shares of KOS stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kosmos Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Delta Air Lines (DAL), Energy Transfer (ET), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Ford Motor (F).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas E&P
Sub-Industry
Petroleum And Natural Gas
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
240
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 610
High Stock Price Target
GBX 610
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 610
Potential Upside/Downside
+107.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£258.32 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.90 billion
Cash Flow
GBX 30.44 per share
Book Value
GBX 242 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.39 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
2.43
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This page (LON:KOS) was last updated on 11/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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