NYSE:KOS - Kosmos Energy Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Kosmos Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "KOS."

Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) posted its earnings results on Monday, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.23) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.09. The oil and gas producer earned $250.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $239.20 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative net margin of 51.49% and a negative return on equity of 21.93%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 65.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.09) EPS. View Kosmos Energy's Earnings History.

Kosmos Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 25th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kosmos Energy.

11 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Kosmos Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.62 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Kosmos Energy's share price to reach $10.0886 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 77.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kosmos Energy.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kosmos Energy.

News articles about KOS stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

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Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Blackstone Group L.P. (11.47%), FMR LLC (5.89%), Capital World Investors (5.15%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (4.07%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.90%) and BlackRock Inc. (3.58%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include David Benjamin Krieger, Holdings LP Blackstone III, Iv Gp LLC Bcp, Jason Doughty, Pincus & Co Warburg and Yves-Louis Darricarrere. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Blackstone Group L.P., BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., Mobius Capital Management LLC and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kosmos Energy company stock in the last year include David Benjamin Krieger and Iv Gp LLC Bcp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Capital World Investors, First Trust Advisors LP, FIL Ltd, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., CI Investments Inc. and United Services Automobile Association. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kosmos Energy.

Shares of KOS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.70.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion and generates $636.84 million in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-222,790,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.33) on an earnings per share basis. Kosmos Energy employs 280 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kosmos Energy is http://www.kosmosenergy.com.

Kosmos Energy's mailing address is Clarendon House 2 Church Street, HAMILTON D0, 75231. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 1-441-295-5950 or via email at [email protected]