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, November, 5th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.23) earnings per share (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 analysts' expectations of $239.20 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative net margin of 51.49% and a negative return on equity of 21.93%. Kosmos Energy's revenue for the quarter was up 65.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.09) 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.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Kosmos Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $8.62 to $12.00. On average, they expect Kosmos Energy's share price to reach $9.8029 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 92.2% 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.

Media coverage about KOS stock has been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news 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 media sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Kosmos Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 45,387,568 shares, an increase of 41.5% from the December 14th total of 32,077,204 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,620,563 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 8.1 days. Currently, 16.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. 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), Centennial Resource Development (CDEV), Vermilion Energy (VET), Newfield Exploration (NFX), Viper Energy Partners (VNOM), Antero Resources (AR), Black Stone Minerals (BSM), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) and Range Resources (RRC).

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 $5.10.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $2.23 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]