Kosmos Energy - KOS Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" KOS shares.
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6 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for Kosmos Energy's stock. Their KOS share price forecasts range from $8.94 to $735.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $130.51 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1,654.1% from the stock's current price.
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Kosmos Energy's stock was trading at $6.36 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, KOS stock has increased by 17.0% and is now trading at $7.44.
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Kosmos Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,740,000 shares, an increase of 17.1% from the February 28th total of 23,680,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.3 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 8th 2023.
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Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, February, 26th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.03. The oil and gas producer earned $563.72 million during the quarter. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 9.85% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 66.00%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share.

ETFs with the largest weight of Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) stock in their portfolio include Natixis Vaughan Nelson Select ETF (VNSE), VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK), SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP), First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG), Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2x Shares (GUSH), Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF (MGMT), First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FYC) and Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV).

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 37.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, KOS will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.66% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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7 employees have rated Kosmos Energy Chief Executive Officer Brian F. Maxted on Glassdoor.com. Brian F. Maxted has an approval rating of 75% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kosmos Energy investors own include Marathon Oil (MRO), Permian Resources (CDEV), Callon Petroleum (CPE), WPX Energy (WPX), Chesapeake Energy (CHKAQ), EnLink Midstream (ENLC), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), Organigram (OGI), Ford Motor (F) and Two Harbors Investment (TWO).

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

Shares of KOS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of KOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.44.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion and generates $2.25 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $226.55 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.48 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 229 workers across the globe.

Kosmos Energy's mailing address is 8176 PARK LANE SUITE 500, DALLAS TX, 75231. The official website for the company is www.kosmosenergy.com. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at (214) 445-9600, via email at investor.relations@kosmosenergy.com, or via fax at 1-214-363-9024.