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 Tuesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.0452 per share on Thursday, March 26th. This represents a $0.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.97%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 4th. This is a positive change from Kosmos Energy's previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. View Kosmos Energy's Dividend History.

Kosmos Energy Ltd (NYSE:KOS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 24th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.09) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.02. The oil and gas producer had revenue of $460.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $435.30 million. Kosmos Energy had a negative return on equity of 2.41% and a negative net margin of 3.69%. View Kosmos Energy's Earnings History.

Kosmos Energy is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Kosmos Energy.

4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Kosmos Energy's stock. Their forecasts range from $4.00 to $11.00. On average, they expect Kosmos Energy's stock price to reach $7.42 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 145.0% 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 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Kosmos Energy.

News stories about KOS stock have been trending extremely negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Kosmos Energy earned a coverage optimism score of -4.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the oil and gas producer a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Kosmos Energy.

Kosmos Energy saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 15,240,000 shares, a drop of 11.8% from the January 30th total of 17,270,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,610,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 4.0% 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 Oasis Petroleum (OAS), Ford Motor (F), Fluent (FLNT), Baytex Energy (BTE), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), WPX Energy (WPX), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Crescent Point Energy (CPG), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) and Marathon Oil (MRO).

Kosmos Energy's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (13.13%), Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (7.53%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (6.99%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.53%), State Street Corp (2.89%) and M&G Investment Management Ltd. (2.51%). 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 FMR LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Victory Capital Management Inc. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including M&G Investment Management Ltd., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., State Street Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Caymus Capital Partners L.P., SG Americas Securities LLC and Renaissance Technologies 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 $3.03.

Kosmos Energy has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion and generates $1.51 billion in revenue each year. The oil and gas producer earns $-93,990,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.05) on an earnings per share basis. Kosmos Energy employs 380 workers across the globe.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]