Nomura Holdings Inc. Purchases 30,540 Shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS)

Nomura Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE:KOS) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,354,232 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,540 shares during the quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. owned 0.50% of Kosmos Energy worth $8,051,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC raised its holdings in Kosmos Energy by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 32,627,567 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $111,586,000 after purchasing an additional 5,906,210 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in shares of Kosmos Energy by 11.3% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 29,556,382 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $101,083,000 after buying an additional 2,997,438 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its position in Kosmos Energy by 28.1% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 18,743,734 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $64,104,000 after purchasing an additional 4,114,499 shares during the last quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Kosmos Energy by 39.2% in the fourth quarter. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC now owns 11,421,895 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $39,063,000 after purchasing an additional 3,218,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Encompass Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in Kosmos Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $35,723,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.33% of the company’s stock.

Kosmos Energy Stock Performance

KOS opened at $1.98 on Thursday. Kosmos Energy Ltd. has a 1 year low of $1.39 and a 1 year high of $6.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 0.75 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The company has a market capitalization of $944.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.49, a P/E/G ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 1.46. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.89.

Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The oil and gas producer reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.15) by ($0.07). Kosmos Energy had a net margin of 12.21% and a return on equity of 31.08%. The business had revenue of $290.43 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $338.23 million. Equities analysts expect that Kosmos Energy Ltd. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on KOS shares. Benchmark downgraded Kosmos Energy from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Kosmos Energy from $4.00 to $3.50 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on Kosmos Energy from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Kosmos Energy from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.02.

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.