Kosmos Energy (KOS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SM or KOS?

SM Energy has a beta of 2.17, suggesting that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Is SM or KOS 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
SM Energy	28.63%	19.82%	10.59%
Kosmos Energy	12.21%	31.08%	6.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SM or KOS?

SM Energy received 303 more outperform votes than Kosmos Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave SM Energy an outperform vote while only 64.31% of users gave Kosmos Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SM Energy	Outperform Votes 831 64.92%	Underperform Votes 449 35.08%
Kosmos Energy	Outperform Votes 528 64.31%	Underperform Votes 293 35.69%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SM or KOS?

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
SM Energy	$2.95B	0.92	$817.88M	$7.14	3.32
Kosmos Energy	$1.55B	0.52	$213.52M	-$0.03	-56.33

Does the media refer more to SM or KOS?

In the previous week, Kosmos Energy had 10 more articles in the media than SM Energy. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Kosmos Energy and 6 mentions for SM Energy. SM Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Kosmos Energy's score of 1.15 indicating that SM Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SM Energy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kosmos Energy	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SM or KOS a better dividend stock?

SM Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. SM Energy pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kosmos Energy pays out -603.3% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate SM or KOS?

SM Energy presently has a consensus target price of $42.92, suggesting a potential upside of 81.01%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus target price of $4.93, suggesting a potential upside of 191.91%. Given Kosmos Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than SM Energy.

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

Summary

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