NYSE:KOSKosmos Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

Kosmos Energy's stock was trading at $1.21 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, KOS stock has increased by 54.5% and is now trading at $1.87. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Kosmos Energy.

Kosmos Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Kosmos Energy.

Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 11th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.16) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.01. The oil and gas producer earned $177.78 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $234.50 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 7.93% and a negative net margin of 13.35%. View Kosmos Energy's earnings history.

Kosmos Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.0452 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.67%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. This is a boost from Kosmos Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View Kosmos Energy's dividend history.

9 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Kosmos Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $1.10 to $4.00. On average, they expect Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $2.27 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Kosmos Energy.

Media coverage about KOS stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutKosmos Energy.

Kosmos Energy saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,950,000 shares, a decrease of 10.4% from the April 30th total of 21,160,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,580,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 4.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Kosmos Energy's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kosmos Energy investors own include Marathon Oil (MRO), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), WPX Energy (WPX), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Denbury Resources (DNR), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Noble Energy (NBL), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Baytex Energy (BTE) and Centennial Resource Development (CDEV).

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

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.01%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (6.75%), State Street Corp (3.69%), M&G Investment Management Ltd. (3.67%), AQR Capital Management LLC (3.22%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (3.07%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include Andrew G Inglis, David Benjamin Krieger, Iv Gp LLC Bcp, Pincus & Co Warburg, Richard Ryan Clark, Ronald W Glass and Steven Sterin. View institutional ownership trends for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Deutsche Bank AG, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., M&G Investment Management Ltd., State Street Corp, Two Sigma Advisers LP, WINTON GROUP Ltd, Two Sigma Investments LP, and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Kosmos Energy stock in the last two years include Andrew G Inglis, Richard Ryan Clark, Ronald W Glass, and Steven Sterin. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of KOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $1.87.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $757.71 million and generates $1.51 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-55,780,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.05) on an earnings per share basis. Kosmos Energy employs 380 workers across the globe.

The official website for Kosmos Energy is www.kosmosenergy.com.

Kosmos Energy's mailing address is 8176 PARK LANE SUITE 500, DALLAS TX, 75231. The oil and gas producer can be reached via phone at 214-445-9600 or via email at [email protected]