Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is KOS or BPT a better dividend stock?

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Kosmos Energy pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KOS or BPT?

98.7% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KOS or BPT more profitable?

Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.22%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 19.64% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KOS or BPT?

Kosmos Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.38	£283.21M	£35.61	3.99
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	9.72	£45.58M	£5.50	58.25

Does the media refer more to KOS or BPT?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 1 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate KOS or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 359.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, KOS or BPT?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.