Kosmos Energy (LON:KOS) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (LON:KOS)’s share price reached a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 68 and last traded at GBX 69, with a volume of 1400 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 72.25.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on shares of Kosmos Energy from GBX 270 to GBX 220 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Kosmos Energy currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 220.

Kosmos Energy Stock Down 4.5%

The stock has a market capitalization of £330.05 million, a P/E ratio of -0.99, a P/E/G ratio of 0.10 and a beta of 2.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 224.91. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 103.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 128.11.

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.