128,100 Shares in Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Acquired by Versor Investments LP

Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 128,100 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock, valued at approximately $516,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 3.0% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 71,555 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. Fruth Investment Management raised its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 10.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fruth Investment Management now owns 27,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $108,000 after buying an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 82.2% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,579 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 2,969 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 13.6% in the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 31,000 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 3,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Comerica Bank grew its holdings in Kosmos Energy by 27.1% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 19,786 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $118,000 after acquiring an additional 4,213 shares during the period. 95.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:KOS opened at $3.89 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a current ratio of 0.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion, a PE ratio of 8.83, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 2.42. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $3.49 and a fifty-two week high of $7.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.97.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on KOS shares. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on Kosmos Energy from $5.00 to $4.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Kosmos Energy from $8.15 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Mizuho began coverage on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Thursday, September 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $5.00 price target on the stock. Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Kosmos Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $6.60.

Kosmos Energy Company Profile

Kosmos Energy Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas along the Atlantic Margins in the United States. The company’s primary assets include production projects located in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as well as gas projects located in offshore Mauritania and Senegal.