Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

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

Is BPT or KOS 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
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Kosmos Energy	12.22%	19.64%	6.82%

Do analysts recommend BPT or KOS?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 371, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Kosmos Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BPT or KOS?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BPT or KOS?

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
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	9.85	£45.58M	£5.50	59.00
Kosmos Energy	£2.32B	0.46	£283.21M	£35.61	4.91

Does the media refer more to BPT or KOS?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 6 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.11 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral
Kosmos Energy	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BPT or KOS?

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

Is BPT or KOS a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. 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 pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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