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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate KOS or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 359.33, indicating 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 stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KOS or BPT?

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

Does the media refer more to KOS or BPT?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 0 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	Positive
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and 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

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%

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.

Summary

Kosmos Energy beats Bridgepoint Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.