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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.05. The oil and gas producer earned $215.47 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $215.07 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative net margin of 51.49% and a negative return on equity of 21.93%. Kosmos Energy's revenue was up 47.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.02) earnings per share. 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 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Kosmos Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $8.62 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $9.8029 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 65.0% 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 2 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kosmos Energy.

Headlines about KOS stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a media sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Kosmos Energy saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,593,460 shares, a decrease of 28.2% from the December 31st total of 45,387,568 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,645,165 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.0 days. Approximately 11.7% of the company's shares are sold short. View Kosmos Energy's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Kosmos Energy include Cimarex Energy (XEC), Energen (EGN), Encana (ECA), Parsley Energy (PE), WPX Energy (WPX), Murphy Oil (MUR), EQT (EQT), Viper Energy Partners (VNOM), Vermilion Energy (VET), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Centennial Resource Development (CDEV), Newfield Exploration (NFX), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Antero Resources (AR) and Range Resources (RRC).

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Warburg Pincus LLC (7.74%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (4.88%), BlackRock Inc. (4.34%), First Reserve GP XIII Ltd (3.23%), Zimmer Partners LP (1.73%) and Boston Partners (1.56%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include David Benjamin Krieger, Iv Gp LLC Bcp, Jason Doughty 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 and Iv Gp LLC Bcp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zimmer Partners LP, BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Boston Partners, Bank of America Corp DE, Jennison Associates LLC and Natixis Advisors L.P.. 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 $5.94.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.58 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]