Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) Hits New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 245 and last traded at GBX 220, with a volume of 34297 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 228.50.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on KOS shares. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 210 price target on shares of Kosmos Energy in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 210 price objective on shares of Kosmos Energy in a report on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 210.

Kosmos Energy Trading Down 3.7%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 577.53. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.30 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 192.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 130.68.

Insider Activity at Kosmos Energy

In other news, insider Andrew G. Inglis sold 44,628 shares of Kosmos Energy stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 142, for a total transaction of £63,371.76. 8.38% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Kosmos Energy

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. It undertakes a proven basin exploration program in Equatorial Guinea and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Kosmos Energy Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.