KOS vs. APA, FANG, BTE, DVN, MGY, MTDR, MUR, OVV, PR, and SM
Should you be buying Kosmos Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kosmos Energy include APA (APA), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Baytex Energy (BTE), Devon Energy (DVN), Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY), Matador Resources (MTDR), Murphy Oil (MUR), Ovintiv (OVV), Permian Resources (PR), and SM Energy (SM). These companies are all part of the "energy" sector.
Kosmos Energy vs. Its Competitors
APA (NASDAQ:APA) and Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) are both energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
APA has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kosmos Energy has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
APA presently has a consensus price target of $24.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Kosmos Energy has a consensus price target of $4.93, indicating a potential upside of 144.83%. Given Kosmos Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kosmos Energy is more favorable than APA.
In the previous week, APA had 16 more articles in the media than Kosmos Energy. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for APA and 9 mentions for Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat APA's score of 0.73 indicating that Kosmos Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
APA has higher revenue and earnings than Kosmos Energy. Kosmos Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than APA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.0% of APA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of APA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Kosmos Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
APA has a net margin of 9.75% compared to Kosmos Energy's net margin of -0.80%. APA's return on equity of 23.22% beat Kosmos Energy's return on equity.
APA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Kosmos Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.1810 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. APA pays out 36.0% 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. Kosmos Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
APA beats Kosmos Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:KOS) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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