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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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
APA
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Kosmos Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
APA
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kosmos Energy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
APA$9.74B0.72$804M$2.786.98
Kosmos Energy$1.55B0.62$189.85M-$0.03-67.17

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
APA9.75% 23.22% 7.63%
Kosmos Energy -0.80%-0.63%-0.14%

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

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KOS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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KOS vs. The Competition

MetricKosmos EnergyInternational E&P IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$946.46M$2.58B$7.63B$20.71B
Dividend YieldN/A4.96%10.89%3.72%
P/E Ratio-67.141.0061.7227.80
Price / Sales0.622,602.1122,008.8047.12
Price / Cash1.432.5535.0918.22
Price / Book0.790.673.374.59
Net Income$189.85M$269.17M$4.21B$982.91M
7 Day Performance7.47%-0.39%0.92%0.65%
1 Month Performance5.77%1.75%5.79%4.26%
1 Year Performance-63.16%-17.42%101.82%13.93%

Kosmos Energy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KOS
Kosmos Energy
3.7906 of 5 stars
$2.02
+1.8%
$4.93
+144.8%
-63.1%$946.46M$1.55B-67.14240News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
APA
APA
3.8343 of 5 stars
$18.29
-1.5%
$24.72
+35.2%
-32.1%$6.61B$10.42B6.582,305Analyst Forecast
FANG
Diamondback Energy
4.9129 of 5 stars
$137.40
-1.7%
$193.13
+40.6%
-32.2%$40.14B$11.07B8.40970Positive News
BTE
Baytex Energy
4.0703 of 5 stars
$1.81
-33.1%
$5.50
+204.7%
-48.9%$1.41B$3.07B6.55231
DVN
Devon Energy
4.8174 of 5 stars
$31.84
-1.3%
$43.50
+36.6%
-30.4%$20.44B$15.94B7.251,800Positive News
MGY
Magnolia Oil & Gas
3.5222 of 5 stars
$22.51
-1.9%
$27.00
+19.9%
-11.5%$4.33B$1.35B11.20210
MTDR
Matador Resources
4.5616 of 5 stars
$47.72
-1.0%
$69.06
+44.7%
-15.6%$5.97B$3.50B6.41290
MUR
Murphy Oil
4.8674 of 5 stars
$22.53
-1.7%
$29.08
+29.1%
-40.5%$3.22B$3.03B8.67690Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OVV
Ovintiv
4.9344 of 5 stars
$38.12
-0.8%
$54.69
+43.5%
-15.5%$9.90B$9.15B16.221,623Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PR
Permian Resources
4.5756 of 5 stars
$13.65
-0.7%
$18.50
+35.5%
-14.1%$10.97B$5.00B8.43220
SM
SM Energy
4.9012 of 5 stars
$24.73
-1.5%
$42.08
+70.2%
-41.9%$2.83B$2.95B3.46540

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