NYSE:KOS - Kosmos Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Kosmos Energy announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 4th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.045 per share on Monday, December 23rd. This represents a $0.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View Kosmos Energy's Dividend History.

Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) released its earnings results on Monday, November, 4th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.02. The oil and gas producer earned $357 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $349.03 million. Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.18% and a negative return on equity of 2.68%. Kosmos Energy's quarterly revenue was up 42.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.23) earnings per share. View Kosmos Energy's Earnings History.

Kosmos Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kosmos Energy.

4 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Kosmos Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $6.69 to $11.00. On average, they anticipate Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $8.42 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 35.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Kosmos Energy.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Kosmos Energy in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kosmos Energy.

News headlines about KOS stock have been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Kosmos Energy.

Kosmos Energy saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,860,000 shares, an increase of 24.3% from the December 15th total of 17,590,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,960,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 5.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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 Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Oasis Petroleum (OAS), WPX Energy (WPX), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Fluent (FLNT), Baytex Energy (BTE), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Ford Motor (F), Marathon Oil (MRO) and Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP).

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Caymus Capital Partners L.P. (0.36%), Empire Life Investments Inc. (0.11%), Zeke Capital Advisors LLC (0.10%), Alpine Global Management LLC (0.02%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Kosmos Energy stock include David Benjamin Krieger, Iv Gp LLC Bcp and Pincus & Co Warburg. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Zeke Capital Advisors LLC and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Kosmos Energy company stock in the last year include Iv Gp LLC Bcp and Pincus & Co Warburg. View Insider Buying and Selling for Kosmos Energy.

KOS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Caymus Capital Partners L.P., Empire Life Investments Inc. and Alpine Global Management LLC. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of KOS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $6.23.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion and generates $902.37 million in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-93,990,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.47) on an earnings per share basis. Kosmos Energy employs 380 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Kosmos Energy.

The official website for Kosmos Energy is http://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]