Kosmos Energy - KOS Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street equities 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 equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" KOS shares.
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6 analysts have issued 12-month 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 1,705.1% from the stock's current price.
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Kosmos Energy's stock was trading at $6.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, KOS stock has increased by 13.7% and is now trading at $7.23.
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Kosmos Energy saw a increase in short interest in 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 volume of 6,380,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 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) announced 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 66.00% and a net margin of 9.85%. During the same quarter last year, the business 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).

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."

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (3.84%), Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. (2.42%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.22%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.77%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.66%) and Boston Partners (1.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Ryan Clark, Roy A Franklin and Sir Richard Billing Dearlove.
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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 $7.23.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion and generates $2.30 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.