Kosmos Energy (KOS) Share Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 178.11 to 178.11
• 50-Day Range: 141 to 223.28
• 52-Week Range: 63 to 248
• Volume: 34 shs
• Average Volume: 25,787 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 18.49%
• Price Target: GBX 210
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Kosmos Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kosmos Energy scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Kosmos Energy has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 210, representing about 22.1% upside from its current price of GBX 172.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kosmos Energy has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is -1.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Kosmos Energy is -1.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

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 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for KOS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Kosmos Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kosmos Energy this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for KOS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kosmos Energy insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £4,876.35 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.88% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.38% of the stock of Kosmos Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2025
• Today: 8/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: LON:KOS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.kosmosenergy.com
• Phone: 441-295-5950
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 240
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Kosmos Energy: GBX 210
• High Price Target: GBX 210
• Low Price Target: GBX 210
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (169)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.32
• P/E Growth: 0.1
• Net Income: £283.21 million
• Net Margins: -32.73%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -81.46%
• Return on Assets: 6.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 379.09
• Current Ratio: 0.59
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: GBX 18.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.65
• Book Value: GBX 253.68 per share
• Price / Book: 0.70

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 595,488,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.73