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 data on Monday, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.09. The oil and gas producer earned $250.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $239.20 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 21.93% and a negative net margin of 51.49%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 65.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.09) EPS. 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.

12 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Kosmos Energy's shares. Their predictions range from $8.62 to $12.00. On average, they expect Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $9.9457 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 139.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kosmos Energy.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 10 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 on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Kosmos Energy saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 24,439,455 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the November 15th total of 20,086,862 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,951,220 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.9 days. Approximately 7.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Kosmos Energy's Current Options Chain.

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

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Warburg Pincus LLC (19.79%), Blackstone Group L.P. (11.47%), FMR LLC (5.89%), Capital World Investors (5.15%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (4.07%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (3.90%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include David Benjamin Krieger, Holdings LP Blackstone III, Iv Gp LLC Bcp, Jason Doughty, 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 Capital Research Global Investors, Warburg Pincus LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Blackstone Group L.P., BlackRock Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc. and Mobius Capital Management LLC. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Capital World Investors, First Trust Advisors LP, FIL Ltd, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., CI Investments Inc. and United Services Automobile Association. 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 $4.16.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $1.86 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]