Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) and SM Energy (NYSE:SM) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is KOS or SM a better dividend stock?

Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Kosmos Energy pays out -603.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SM Energy pays out 11.2% 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer KOS or SM?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 9 more articles in the media than SM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 5 mentions for SM Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 0.64 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kosmos Energy	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SM Energy	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KOS or SM?

SM Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SM Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kosmos Energy	$1.55B	0.64	$213.52M	-$0.03	-68.50
SM Energy	$2.95B	1.02	$817.88M	$7.14	3.69

Is KOS or SM more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%
SM Energy	28.63%	19.82%	10.59%

Which has more risk & volatility, KOS or SM?

Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SM Energy has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KOS or SM?

95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of SM Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of SM Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend KOS or SM?

Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus target price of $4.93, suggesting a potential upside of 140.06%. SM Energy has a consensus target price of $42.42, suggesting a potential upside of 60.89%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SM Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kosmos Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
SM Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KOS or SM?

SM Energy received 304 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.95% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 64.23% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 528 64.23%	Underperform Votes 294 35.77%
SM Energy	Outperform Votes 832 64.95%	Underperform Votes 449 35.05%

Summary

SM Energy beats Kosmos Energy on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.