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) released its earnings results on Monday, August, 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) 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 analysts' expectations of $215.07 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative net margin of 51.49% and a negative return on equity of 21.93%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 47.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business 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 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Kosmos Energy's stock. Their predictions range from $8.62 to $12.00. On average, they expect Kosmos Energy's share price to reach $9.8029 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 72.3% 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.

Media headlines about KOS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a coverage optimism score of 0.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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 daily trading volume, of 4,645,165 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.0 days. Currently, 11.7% of the company's shares are short sold. 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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Kosmos Energy investors own include Oasis Petroleum (OAS), WPX Energy (WPX), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Vereit (VER), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Ford Motor (F), Alibaba Group (BABA), Callon Petroleum (CPE), Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP) and SolGold (SOLG).

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (2.27%) and Zimmer Partners LP (1.73%). 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 $5.69.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.47 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]