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 announced an annual dividend on Monday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th will be given a dividend of $0.045 per share on Thursday, March 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 6th. View Kosmos Energy's Dividend History.

Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 25th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.20. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $309.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $332.55 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 21.82% and a negative net margin of 10.42%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 65.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. View Kosmos Energy's Earnings History.

Kosmos Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 6th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Kosmos Energy.

10 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Kosmos Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $9.6033 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 64.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kosmos Energy.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kosmos Energy.

Media coverage about KOS stock has been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a news impact score of -2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage 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 near term.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kosmos Energy investors own include Oasis Petroleum (OAS), WPX Energy (WPX), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Vereit (VER), Baidu (BIDU), Micron Technology (MU), Caterpillar (CAT), Intel (INTC) and Ford Motor (F).

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Warburg Pincus LLC (7.74%), FMR LLC (7.28%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (4.88%), BlackRock Inc. (4.34%), First Reserve GP XIII Ltd (3.23%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.42%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include David Benjamin Krieger, Iv Gp LLC Bcp, 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 Warburg Pincus LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, SailingStone Capital Partners LLC, First Reserve GP XIII Ltd, First Trust Advisors LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Jane Street Group LLC and Employees Retirement System of Texas. Company insiders that have sold Kosmos Energy company stock in the last year include David Benjamin Krieger, Iv Gp LLC Bcp and Pincus & Co Warburg. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Zimmer Partners LP, BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Boston Partners, Norges Bank and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 $5.85.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion and generates $902.37 million in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-93,990,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.47) on an earnings per share basis. Kosmos Energy employs 380 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]