Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $9.63.

A number of analysts have issued reports on KOS shares. TheStreet lowered shares of Kosmos Energy from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Kosmos Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 15th.

Kosmos Energy Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of KOS stock opened at $6.00 on Friday. Kosmos Energy has a twelve month low of $5.23 and a twelve month high of $8.28. The stock has a market cap of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.63, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 2.36. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.32.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 26th. The oil and gas producer reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.08. Kosmos Energy had a return on equity of 39.94% and a net margin of 12.55%. The firm had revenue of $507.81 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Kosmos Energy will post 0.75 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Kosmos Energy by 7,051.9% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,793 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 5,712 shares in the last quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Kosmos Energy in the 1st quarter worth approximately $60,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new position in Kosmos Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $68,000. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Kosmos Energy during the fourth quarter worth $74,000. 95.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.