KOS vs. SM, EGY, SD, BRY, WTI, PHX, COP, EOG, FANG, and EQT
Should you be buying Kosmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kosmos Energy include SM Energy (SM), VAALCO Energy (EGY), SandRidge Energy (SD), Berry (BRY), W&T Offshore (WTI), PHX Minerals (PHX), ConocoPhillips (COP), EOG Resources (EOG), Diamondback Energy (FANG), and EQT (EQT). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas exploration & production" industry.
Kosmos Energy vs.
SM Energy (NYSE:SM) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.
SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. SM Energy pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
SM Energy presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 93.32%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $5.18, indicating a potential upside of 239.89%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SM Energy.
94.6% of SM Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of SM Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, SM Energy had 11 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for SM Energy and 4 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat SM Energy's score of 0.71 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
SM Energy has a beta of 3.75, indicating that its share price is 275% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. SM Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kosmos Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
SM Energy received 303 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.89% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 64.43% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.
SM Energy has a net margin of 28.63% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of 12.21%. Kosmos Energy's return on equity of 31.08% beat SM Energy's return on equity.
Summary
SM Energy beats Kosmos Energy on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KOS) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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